Bailey Inc. is planning a transaction that requires a $60,000 deductible cash expenditure. The transaction is structured so that Bailey will pay the cash and report the deduction this year (year 0). Compute the increase in the NPV of the transaction if it can be restructured so that Bailey will report the deduction this year, but pay the cash two years later (year 2). Bailey's marginal tax rate is 25%, and it uses a 9% discount rate to compute NPV.

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The Answer of Bailey Inc. is planning a transaction that requires a $60,000 deductible cash expenditure. The transaction is structured so that Bailey will pay the cash and report the deduction this year (year 0). Compute the increase in the NPV of the transaction if it can be restructured so that Bailey will report the deduction this year, but pay the cash two years later (year 2). Bailey's marginal tax rate is 25%, and it uses a 9% discount rate to compute NPV.