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 very common practice with expensive, high-tech equipment). The scanner costs $5,400,000, 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. You can lease it for $1,610,000 per year for four years.

Assume that your company does not anticipate paying taxes for the next several years. What are the cash flows from leasing in this case?

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0077861704

11th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan

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