(Solution) - BC Junction purchased some embroidering equipment for their Denver facility -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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BC Junction purchased some embroidering equipment for their Denver facility 3 years ago for $15,000. This equipment qualified as MACRS 5 year property. Maintenance costs are estimated to be $1000 this next year and will increase by $1000 per year thereafter. The market (salvage) value for the equipment is $10,000 at the end of this year and declines by $1000 per year in the future. If BC Junction has an after-tax MARR of 30%, a marginal tax rate of 45% on ordinary income, and depreciation recapture an4 losses, what after-tax life of this previously purchased equipment has the lowest EUAC? Use a spreadsheet to develop your solution.