Objective: Should FFT lease or construct their own production facility Option 1: Construct Costs to incur: Buying land, construct building and getting ready for use (FFT has these funds available in their bank account today so no mortgage is needed) $ 1,200,000 Taxes, insurance, and repairs (per year) $110,000 Intended years of use 15 Projected market value in 15 years $ 1,250,000 Option 2: Lease Intended years of use 15 Deposit required today (this deposit will be returned to FFT when the lease contract is complete is 15 years) $ 100,000 Annual lease payment $ 160,000 Property taxes (annual) to be paid by FFT $ 15,000 Insurance (annual) to be paid by FFT $ 15,000 Required rate of return 10% Methodology: The consulting team is proposing to perform a NPV analysis and determine the benefit to leasing or construction. Based on the analysis, they will recommend the preferred option (construction or leasing).