Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 79

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Your firm is a lessor that is planning to buy some new equipment and offer it to another firm through a lease arrangement.You have calculated the above cash flows for a potential lease you might offer.
-If your firm's borrowing cost is 12% and the tax rate is 45%,what is the NPV of buying and leasing?

• A)$5,422
• B)$14,694
• C)-$14,694
• D)$15,069
• E)$1,960

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