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question 80

Multiple Choice

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Your firm needs to invest in a new delivery truck. The life expectancy of the delivery truck is five years. You can purchase a new delivery truck for an upfront cost of $250 000, or you can lease a truck from the manufacturer for five years for a monthly lease payment of $5 000 (paid at the end of each month) . Your firm can borrow at 5% APR with quarterly compounding.
-The monthly discount rate that you should use to evaluate the truck lease is closest to:

• A)0.487%
• B)0.4124%
• C)0.4175%
• D)0.4149%

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