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A florist can purchase a delivery truck from her local GM
dealer
for $25,000. The GM dealer will also lease the truck for
$6,100
per year over five years. The truck has an expected life of
seven
years. The truck is expected to be worth $2,500 (after‐tax) in
five
years and the florist has the option to buy it at fair market
value
at that time.
If the florist wants to purchase the truck, she must borrow
the
money from Simple Loans Bank at a current rate of 10%. The
florist’s tax rate is 34%. For simplicity assume
straight‐line
depreciation
(a) Find out the incremental cash flows for the leasing
decision with and without salvage value
(b) Which financing option is better (with and without
salvage
value)?
(c) What would be the break‐even before‐tax lease rental
with
and without salvage value?