Company Ginko’s can either buy or lease a printer. If thecompany chooses to buy, the...

Company Ginko’s can either buy or lease a printer. If the company chooses to buy, the printer costs $250 upfront with varying annual maintenance cost as shown below. The printer will last 3 years. Alternatively, the company can sign a 5-year lease to rent a printer for an annual cost of $180. The company’s cost of capital is 10%.

(i) What is the EAC (equivalent annual cost) for buying a printer? (ii) Which option (buy or lease) is better? Show your analysis.

Year	0	1	2	3	4	5
Buying a Printer	-250	-60	-70	-80
Leasing a Printer		-180	-180	-180	-180	-180

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ii)

EAC of leasing will be -$180 which is higher than EAC of Buying.

jeff jeffy answered 2 years ago

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