You Have Just Purchased a New VCR to Show Videos

question 45

Multiple Choice

You have just purchased a new VCR to show videos to your customers.The VCR cost $500,and you depreciate the machine at a rate of 25% each year.You can borrow money from the bank at 10%,or receive 6% for depositing money at the bank.The expected inflation rate in the coming year is 5%.You used the company's own funds to purchase the VCR.The firm's user cost of capital for the first year is

• A)$130.
• B)$150.
• C)$155.
• D)$175.

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