Riverton Mining plans to purchase or lease $ 300,000 worth of excavation equipment. If? purchased, the equipment will be depreciated on a? straight-line basis over five? years, after which it will be worthless. If? leased, the annual lease payments will be $ 70,301 per year for five years. Assume? Riverton's borrowing cost is 8.5 % ?, its tax rate is 35 % ?, and the lease qualifies as a true tax lease.
a. If Riverton purchases the? equipment, what is the amount of the? lease-equivalent loan?
b. Is Riverton better off leasing the equipment or financing the purchase using the? lease-equivalent loan?
c. What is the effective? after-tax lease borrowing? rate? How does this compare to? Riverton's actual? after-tax borrowing? rate? a. If Riverton purchases the? equipment, what is the amount of the? lease-equivalent loan? The amount of the? lease-equivalent loan is ?$nothing . ?(Round to the nearest? dollar.) b. Is Riverton better off leasing the equipment or financing the purchase using the? lease-equivalent loan? ? (Select the best choice? below.) A. Riverton is better off financing the purchase using the? lease-equivalent loan. B. Both alternatives are equally attractive. C. Riverton is better off leasing the equipment. D. Riverton should only invest with retained earnings. c. What is the effective? after-tax lease borrowing? rate? How does this compare to? Riverton's actual? after-tax borrowing? rate? The effective? after-tax lease borrowing rate is nothing ?%. ? (Round to two decimal? places.) ?(Select from the? drop-down menu.) The effective? after-tax lease borrowing rate is ? higher lower than? Riverton's actual? after-tax borrowing rate.
A) If equipment is purchased
Particulars | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
Cost of equipment | 300000 | ||||||
Depreciation | 60000 | 60000 | 60000 | 60000 | 60000 | ||
Tax savings @ 35% | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | ||
Cash flow | -300000 | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | 21000 | |
PVIF @ 8.5% | 1 | 0.9217 | 0.8495 | 0.7829 | 0.7216 | 0.6650 | |
Present value | -300000 | 19354.84 | 17838.56 | 16441.07 | 15153.06 | 13965.95 | -217247 |
PVIF @ 8.5% | 3.9406 | ||||||
EAUC | -55130.3 |
B) if equipment is taken on lease
Particulars | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
Cost of equipment | ||||||
Lease | -70301 | -70301 | -70301 | -70301 | -70301 | |
Tax savings @ 35% | 24605.35 | 24605.35 | 24605.35 | 24605.35 | 24605.35 | |
Cash flow | -45695.7 | -45695.7 | -45695.7 | -45695.7 | -45695.7 | |
PVIF @ 8.5% | 0.9217 | 0.8495 | 0.7829 | 0.7216 | 0.6650 | |
Present value | -42115.8 | -38816.4 | -35775.5 | -32972.8 | -30389.7 | -180070 |
Thus it would be better it equipment is taken on lease
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