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E.4.6 A wood products company has decided to purchase new logging equipment for

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Question

E.4.6

A wood products company has decided to purchase new logging equipment for $100,000 with a trade-in

of its old equipment. The old equipment has a BV of $10,000 at the time of the trade-in. The new equipment

will be kept for 10 years before being sold. Its estimated SV at the time is expected to be $5,000.

The recovery period of the asset, (using the GDS guidelines in Table 7-2), is: (Please show work)(Please use excel if possible)

10 years

7 years

5 years

3 years

a.

10 years

b.

7 years

c.

5 years

d.

3 years

Explanation / Answer

The recovery period of the asset under the GDS guidelines would be 7 years.