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IMANET CMA Exam - Topic 1 Question 21 Discussion

Actual exam question for IMANET's CMA exam
Question #: 21
Topic #: 1
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The Moore Corporation is considering the acquisition of a new machine. The machine can be purchased for $90,000; twill cost $6,000 to transport to Moore's plant and $9,000 to install. It is seated that the machine will last 10 years. and it Es expected to have an estimated salvage value of $5,000. Over its 10-year life, the machine is expected to produce 2,000 units per year with a selling price of $500 and combined material and labor costs of $450 per unit. Federal tax regulations permit machines of this type to be depreciated using the straight-line method over 5 years with no estimated salvage value. Moore ha a marginal tax rate of 40%. What is the net cash flow for the third year that Moore Corporation should use in a capital budgeting analysis?

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The company will receive net cash inflows of $50 per unit ($500 selling price --- $450 of variable costs), or a total of $100,000 per year. This amount will be subject to taxation, but, for the first 5 years. there will be a ''depreciation deduction of $21,000 per year ($105,000 cost divided by 5 years). Therefore, deducting the $21,000 of depreciation expense from the $ 100.000 of contribution margin will result in taxable income of $79,000. After income taxes of $31,600 ($79,000 x 40%), the net cash flow in the third year is $68,400 ($100,000 - $31,600).


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Jamal
4 months ago
Totally agree, A makes the most sense based on the numbers!
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Iesha
4 months ago
Wait, how can the cash flow be that high? Seems off to me.
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Joesph
4 months ago
I'm leaning towards option A, $68,400 sounds right.
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Ezekiel
4 months ago
I think the depreciation method is key here. Straight-line over 5 years!
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Lauran
5 months ago
The machine costs $90,000 plus $15,000 for transport and installation.
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Dorthy
5 months ago
I feel like the selling price and costs are straightforward, but I’m stuck on how to apply the tax rate to the net income.
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Dorthy
5 months ago
I think the straight-line depreciation will help reduce taxable income, but I’m not confident about the exact cash flow calculation for year three.
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Larae
5 months ago
This question seems similar to the practice problems we did on net cash flow. I think we need to account for depreciation and taxes correctly.
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Peggie
5 months ago
I remember we calculated cash flows in class, but I'm unsure how to factor in the tax impact for this question.
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Lisbeth
5 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this. Intune supports mobile device management, application deployment, and mobile application management. I'll select those three options.
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Haley
5 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this. Based on the resources provided, I'll need to use the `az acr build` command to build and deploy the application to the container registry.
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Carry
5 months ago
I think re-enabling each port might be the way to go. That seems like the most direct solution to get those higher ports back online.
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Wayne
5 months ago
I remember something about bin being for all users and sbin being more for system tasks. That feels right to me.
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Theron
5 months ago
I think this question is about monitoring and adjusting production, which sounds like "Capacity Control," but I'm not completely sure.
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