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Tao Wang is considering leasing space for five years for his Chinese Buffet food establishment. He has three lease options as follows:
1. Fixed lease options:
Pay $5,000 per month for sixty months beginning on the first day of the five-year lease.
Pay $55,000 per year on the first day of each year for five years.
2. Mixed lease option: Pay $25,000 on the first day of each year and 3 percent of annual sales on the last day of each year for five years. The forecasted annual sales are $1,400,000 for the first year, and sales are expected to increase by 5 percent each year.
Assume Tao’s cost of capital is 10 percent.
Determine the Mixed Lease Option