Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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ISBN: 9781337909730
Author: Brigham
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 19, Problem 6P

Big Sky Mining Company must install $1.5 million of new machinery in its Nevada mine. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the purchase price, or it can lease the machinery. Assume that the following facts apply.

  1. (1) The machinery falls into the MACRS 3-year class.
  2. (2) Under either the lease or the purchase, Big Sky must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance.
  3. (3) The firm’s tax rate is 25%.
  4. (4) The loan would have an interest rate of 15%. It would be nonamortizing, with only interest paid at the end of each year for four years and the principal repaid at Year 4.
  5. (5) The lease terms call for $400,000 payments at the end of each of the next 4 years.
  6. (6) Big Sky Mining has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease, and the machine has an estimated residual value of $250,000 at the end of the 4th year.
    1. a. What is the cost of owning?
    2. b. What is the cost of leasing?
    3. c. What is the NAL of the lease?
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Big Sky Mining Company must install $1.5 million of new machinery in its Nevadamine. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the purchase price, or it can lease themachinery. Assume that the following facts apply.(1) The machinery falls into the MACRS 3-year class.(2) Under either the lease or the purchase, Big Sky must pay for insurance, propertytaxes, and maintenance.(3) The firm’s tax rate is 25%.(4) The loan would have an interest rate of 15%. It would be nonamortizing, with onlyinterest paid at the end of each year for four years and the principal repaid at Year 4.(5) The lease terms call for $400,000 payments at the end of each of the next 4 years.(6) Big Sky Mining has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease, andthe machine has an estimated residual value of $250,000 at the end of the 4th year.a. What is the cost of owning?b. What is the cost of leasing?c. What is the NAL of the lease?
Big Sky Mining Company must install $1.5 million of new machinery in its Nevada mine. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the purchase price, or it can lease the machinery. Assume that the following facts apply. (1) The machinery falls into the MACRS 3-year class. (2) Under either the lease or the purchase, Big Sky must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance. (3) The firm’s tax rate is 25%. (4) The loan would have an interest rate of 15%. It would be nonamortizing, with only interest paid at the end of each year for four years and the principal repaid at Year 4. (5) The lease terms call for $400,000 payments at the end of each of the next 4 years. (6) Big Sky Mining has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease, and the machine has an estimated residual value of $250,000 at the end of the 4th year. What is the cost of owning? What is the cost of leasing? What is the NAL of the lease?
Hull Manufacturing Co. must decide whether to purchase or lease a new piece of equipment. The equipment can be leased for $4,000 a year or purchased for $15,000. The lease includes maintenance and service. The salvage value of the equipment at the end of five years is $5,000. If the equipment is owned, service and maintenance charges (a tax-deductible cost) would be $900 a year. The firm can borrow the entire amount at a rate of 15% if they buy. The tax rate is 50%. Which method of financing would you choose? Use the following capital cost allowance amounts. Year Amount $4,500 3,150 2,205 1,543 1,081 2 3 4
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