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The Morgan Company Has Been Awarded a Six-Year Contract to Provide

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The Morgan Company has been awarded a six-year contract to provide repair service to a commercial bus line. Morgan Company has gathered the following data associated with the items needed for this contract:
 Cost of the Special equipment needed now $300,00 Working capital needed now $80,000 Net annual operating cash inflows $120,000 Equipment maintenance overhaul at the End of Four Years $20,000 Salvage Value of the Equipment in six Years $20,000\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Cost of the Special equipment needed now } & \$ 300,00 \\\hline \text { Working capital needed now } & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Net annual operating cash inflows } & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \text { Equipment maintenance overhaul at the End of Four Years } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Salvage Value of the Equipment in six Years } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}
The special equipment is in Class 7 with a maximum 15%CCA15 \% \mathrm { CCA } rate. The income tax rate is 40%40 \% , and Morgan's after-tax cost of capital is 14%14 \% . At the end of six years, the working capital will be released for use elsewhere.
- The effective cost to Morgan of the need for working capital on the contract is closest to which of the following? (Do not round your intermediate calculations and round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)


A) $36,480.
B) $43,553.
C) $58,131.
D) $80,000.

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