Finance Some Manufacturing Tools It Needs for the Next 3

question 5

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finance some manufacturing tools it needs for the next 3 years, Waldrop Corporation is considering a leasing arrangement The tools will be obsolete and worthless after 3 years The firm will depreciate the cost of the tools on a straight-line basis over their 3-year life It can borrow $4,800,000, the purchase price, at 10% and buy the tools, or it can make 3 equal end-of-year lease payments of $2,100,000 each and lease them The loan obtained from the bank is a 3-year simple interest loan, with interest paid at the end of the year The firm's tax rate is 40% Annual maintenance costs associated with ownership are estimated at $240,000, but this cost would be borne by the lessor if it leases What is the net advantage to leasing (NAL) , in thousands? (Suggestion: Delete 3 zeros from dollars and work in thousands.)

• A) $96
• B) $106
• C) $112
• D) $117
• E) $123

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