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Lease versus purchase JLB Corporation is attempting
to determine whether to lease or purchase research
equipment.
The firm is in the 21% tax bracket, and its after-tax
cost of debt is currently 8%. The terms of the lease and of the
purchase are as follows:
Lease Annual end-of-year lease payments of $25,200 are
required over the 3-year life of the lease. All maintenance costs
will be paid by the lessor; insurance and other costs will be borne
by the lessee. The lessee will exercise its option to purchase the
asset for $5,000 at termination of the lease.
Purchase The research equipment, costing $60,000, can be financed entirely with a 14% loan requiring annual end-of-year payments of $25,844 for 3 years. The firm in this case will depreciate the equipment under MACRS using a 3-year recovery period. (See Table 4.2 for the applicable depreciation percentages.) The firm will pay $1,800 per year for a service contract that covers all maintenance costs; insurance and other costs will be borne by the firm. The firm plans to keep the equipment and use it beyond its 3-year recovery period.
a) Calculate the after-tax cash outflows associated
with each alternative
b) Calculate the present value of each outflow stream,
using the after tax cost of debt.
c) Which alternative-lease or purchase-would you recommend? Why?
please show the work from a to z.
a)
Lease after tax cash flow | |||
Particulars | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
Cash outflow | $ 25,200.00 | $ 25,200.00 | $ 25,200.00 |
Tax Saving @21% | $ 5,292.00 | $ 5,292.00 | $ 5,292.00 |
After Tax Cash Outflow | $ 19,908.00 | $ 19,908.00 | $ 19,908.00 |
Asset Purchase | $ - | $ - | $ 5,000.00 |
Total After Tax Cash Outflow | $ 19,908.00 | $ 19,908.00 | $ 24,908.00 |
Purchase after tax cash flow
Working Note-1: Segregating Loan installment to Principal and Interest | ||||
Year | Opening Bal | Payment | Interest @14% | Principal |
1 | $ 60,000.00 | $ 25,844.00 | $ 8,400.00 | $ 17,444.00 |
2 | $ 42,556.00 | $ 25,844.00 | $ 5,957.84 | $ 19,886.16 |
3 | $ 22,669.84 | $ 25,844.00 | $ 3,173.78 | $ 22,670.22 |
Working Note-2: Depreciation Tax Shield | ||
Year | Depreciation | Tax Shield |
1 | $ 19,800.00 | $ 4,158.00 |
2 | $ 27,000.00 | $ 5,670.00 |
3 | $ 9,000.00 | $ 1,890.00 |
Computation of After Tax Cash Outflow | |||
Particulars | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
Payment | $ 25,844.00 | $ 25,844.00 | $ 25,844.00 |
Less: Interest Tax Shield | $ (1,764.00) | $ (1,250.97) | $ (666.33) |
Less: Depreciation tax Shield | $ (4,158.00) | $ (5,670.00) | $ (1,890.00) |
After Tax Maintenance | $ 1,422.00 | $ 1,422.00 | $ 1,422.00 |
After Tax Cash Flow | $ 21,344.00 | $ 20,345.03 | $ 24,709.67 |
b)
Computation of Present Value of After Tax Cash Outflow for both the alternatives | ||||||
Year | Lease | PV @8% | PV of Lease Payments | Purchase | PV @8% | PV of Purchase Cash Flows |
1 | $ 19,908.00 | $ 0.9259 | $ 18,433.33 | 21,344.00 | $ 0.9259 | $ 19,762.96 |
2 | $ 19,908.00 | $ 0.8573 | $ 17,067.90 | 20,345.03 | $ 0.8573 | $ 17,442.58 |
3 | $ 24,908.00 | $ 0.7938 | $ 19,772.77 | 24,709.67 | $ 0.7938 | $ 19,615.33 |
$ 55,274.01 | $ 56,820.88 |
C)
It is better to go with Lease option since its involves less cash outflow compared to purchase option