问题如下:
Company M purchased a $500,000 equipment with a 5-year useful life at the beginning of 2016, considering the salvage value is zero. The equipment was capitalized and depreciated on straight-line method. At the end of 2016, ending shareholders’ equity of company M is 15,000,000, the tax rate is 27%, net income is 900,000, no dividend is taken into account. All else equal, if the equipment were expensed rather than capitalized, company M's return on equity at the end of 2016 would be:
选项:
A. 6.3%.
B. 4.1%.
C. 5.6%.
解释:
B is correct.
If the equipment were expensed rather than capitalized, company M’s net income and shareholders’ equity would be $292,000 lower than before: ($500,000-$500,000/5)× (1-27%) = $292,000
为什么“net income 差异292 导致equity差异292”? Equity15 000 000 里面应该有 之前资本化的 500 000在里面,现在不资本化了,不需要减掉吗?