If the Lease Payment for the Machine in Question 53

question 41

Multiple Choice

If the lease payment for the machine in Question 53 were made in advance, starting at the beginning of the first year of the contract, what would the size of such a payment now be as an equivalent annual cost?

• A)$71,455
• B)$14,644
• C)$15,533
• D)$15,816

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