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The Wildcat Oil Company is trying to decide whether to lease or buy a new computer-assisted drilling system for its oil exploration business. Management has decided that it must use the system to stay competitive; it will provide $3.1 million in annual pretax cost savings. The system costs $7.7 million and will be depreciated straight-line to zero over 5 years. Wildcat's tax rate is 22 percent, and the firm can borrow at 7 percent. Lambert Leasing Company has offered to lease the drilling equipment to Wildcat for payments of $1.73 million per year. Lambert's policy is to require its lessees to make payments at the start of the year.
a. |
What is the NAL for Wildcat? |
b. | What is the maximum lease payment that would be acceptable to the company? |