You work for a nuclear research laboratory that is contemplating leasing a diagnostic scanner (leasing is a
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You work for a nuclear research laboratory that is contemplating leasing a diagnostic scanner (leasing is a common practice with expensive, high-tech equipment). The scanner costs $7,500,000, and it would be depreciated straight-line to zero over four years. Because of radiation contamination, it will actually be completely valueless in four years. Assume that the tax rate is 35 percent. You can borrow at 14 percent before taxes. What would the lease payment have to be for both the lessor and the lessee to be indifferent about the lease?
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ISBN: 978-0077861759
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe
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