Your Firm Is Considering Leasing a New Robotic Milling Control

question 11

Multiple Choice

Your firm is considering leasing a new robotic milling control system. The lease lasts for 5 years. The lease calls for 6 payments of $300,000 per year with the first payment occurring at lease inception. The system would cost $1,050,000 to buy and would be straight-line depreciated to a zero salvage value. The actual salvage value is zero. The firm can borrow at 8%, and the corporate tax rate is 34%. What is the after-tax cash flow in years 1 through 5?

• A) $126,600
• B) $198,000
• C) $269,400
• D) $287,250

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional income generated from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a variable input, holding other inputs constant.

Optimal Employment

The level of employment where the productivity is maximized in relation to the number of employed workers.

Marginal Product

The extra output that is produced by using one more unit of a factor of production, like labor or capital, holding other factors constant.