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Sadik Industries must install $ 1 million of new machinery inits Texas plant. it can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the requiredamount. Alternatively , a Texas investment banking firm thatrepresents a group of investors believes it can arrange for a leasefinancing plan. Assume that the following facts apply.

1) The equipment falls in the MACRS 3 year clss

2) Estimated maintenance expenses are $ 50,000

3) The firms's tax rate is 34%

4) If the money is borrowed, the bank loan will be at a rate of14% amortized in six equal installments at the end of each year

5) The tentative lease terms call for payments of $280,000 atthe end of each year for 3 years . The lease is a guidelinelease

6) Under the proposed lease terms, the lessee must pay forinsurance, property taxes , and maintenance.

7) Sadik must use the equipment if it is the continue inbusiness, so it will almost certainly want to acquire the propertyat the end of the lease. If it does , then under the lease terms itcan purchase the machinery at its fair market value at Year 3. Thebest estimate is $200,000, but it could be much higher or lowerunder certain circumstances. If purchased at Year 3, the usedequipment would fall into the MAcRs 3- year class. Sadik wouldactually be able to make the purchase on the last day of the year,so Sadik would get to take the first depreciation expense oat year3 ( the remaining depreciation expenses wold be at Year 4 throughYear 6). On the time line, Sadik would show the cost of the usedequipment at Year 3 and its depreciation expenses starting startingat year 3.

To assist management in making the proper lease- versus- buydecision, you are asked to answer the following questions.

a. What is the net advantage of leasing? Should Sadik take thelease?

b. Consider the $200,000 estimated residual value, How highcould the residual value get before the net advantage of leasingfalls to zero?

c. The decision almost can be considered a bet on the futureresidual value. Do you think the residual cash flows are equal inrisk to the other cash flows? If not, how might you address thisissue? ( Hint: if you discount a negative cash flow at a higherrate, you get a better NPV- the NPV of a negative cash flow streamis less negative at high discount rates.)

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Nestor Rutherford
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28 Sep 2019

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