K(Cost of short-term financing) The R. Morin Construction Company needs to borrow $100,000 to help finance the cost of a new $140,000 hydraulic craneused in the firm's commercial construction business. The crane will pay for itself in 1 year, and the firm is considering the following alternatives forfinancing its purchase:Alternative A-The firm's bank has agreed to lend the $100,000 at a rate of 12 percent. Interest would be discounted, and a 16 percent compensatingbalance would be required. However, the compensating-balance requirement would not be binding on R. Morin because the firm normally maintains aminimum demand deposit (checking account) balance of $25,000 in the bank.Alternative B-The equipment dealer has agreed to finance the equipment with a 1-year loan. The $100,000 loan would require payment of principal andinterest totaling $115,560.a. Which alternative should R. Morin select?b. If the bank's compensating-balance requirement were to necessitate idle demand deposits equal to 16 percent of the loan, what effect would this haveon the cost of the bank loan alternative?a. Which alternative should R. Morin select?The cost of alternative A would be%. (Round to two decimal places.)

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Big Sky Mining Company must install 1.5 million of new machinery in its Nevada mine. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the purchase price, or it can lease the machinery. Assume that the following facts apply. (1) The machinery falls into the MACRS 3-year class. (2) Under either the lease or the purchase, Big Sky must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance. (3) The firms tax rate is 25%. (4) The loan would have an interest rate of 15%. It would be nonamortizing, with only interest paid at the end of each year for four years and the principal repaid at Year 4. (5) The lease terms call for 400,000 payments at the end of each of the next 4 years. (6) Big Sky Mining has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease, and the machine has an estimated residual value of 250,000 at the end of the 4th year. a. What is the cost of owning? b. What is the cost of leasing? c. What is the NAL of the lease?
Grummet Company is acquiring a new wood lathe with a cash purchase price of $80,000. The Wood Master Industries (the manufacturer) has agreed to accept $23,500 at the end of each of the next 4 years. Based on this deal, how much interest will Grummet pay over the life of the loan? A. $94,000 B. $80,000 C. $23,500 D. $14,000
Deep Excavating Inc. is purchasing a bulldozer. The equipment has a price of $106,000. Themanufacturer has offered a payment plan that would allow Deep Excavating to make 10equal annual payments of 17,999 with the first payment due one year after the purchase.The other option is that Deep Excavating can borrow $106,000 from its bank to finance thepurchase at an annual rate of 10%.Required:a) Calculate the interest that Deep Excavating will pay if it chooses the paymentplan of the supplier.b) Calculate the Equal Annual Payments under option of Borrowings from Bank and the total interest to be paid under this option .
Deep Excavating Inc. is purchasing a bulldozer. The equipment has a price of $106,000. Themanufacturer has offered a payment plan that would allow Deep Excavating to make 10equal annual payments of 17,999 with the first payment due one year after the purchase.The other option is that Deep Excavating can borrow $106,000 from its bank to finance thepurchase at an annual rate of 10%.Required:a) Calculate the interest that Deep Excavating will pay if it chooses the paymentplan of the supplier.b) Determine using proper calculations whether Deep Excavating should borrowfrom the bank or use the manufacturer's payment plan to pay for the equipment.
Consider the case of Shoe Building Inc. (SBI): Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is considering the purchase of new manufacturing equipment that will cost $35,000 (including shipping and installation). SBI can take out a four-year, $35,000 loan to pay for the equipment at an interest rate of 8.40%. The loan and purchase agreements will also contain the following provisions: •The annual maintenance expense for the equipment is expected to be $350.•The equipment has a four-year depreciable life. The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System's (MACRS) depreciation rates for a three-year asset are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%, respectively.•The corporate tax rate for SBI is 40%.Note: Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is allowed to take a full-year depreciation tax-saving deduction in the first year. Based on the preceding information, complete the following tables: ValueAnnual tax savings from maintenance will be:$140 Tax savings from depreciation Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 $4,666…
Consider the case of Shoe Building Inc. (SBI): Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is considering the purchase of new manufacturing equipment that will cost $35,000 (including shipping and installation). SBI can take out a four-year, $35,000 loan to pay for the equipment at an interest rate of 8.40%. The loan and purchase agreements will also contain the following provisions: • The annual maintenance expense for the equipment is expected to be $350. • The equipment has a four-year depreciable life. The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System’s (MACRS) depreciation rates for a three-year asset are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%, respectively. • The corporate tax rate for SBI is 40%. Note: Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is allowed to take a full-year depreciation tax-saving deduction in the first year. Based on the preceding information, complete the following tables: Value Annual tax savings from maintenance will be: $140 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3…
Consider the case of Shoe Building Inc. (SBI): Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is considering the purchase of new manufacturing equipment that will cost $35,000 (including shipping and installation). SBI can take out a four-year, $35,000 loan to pay for the equipment at an interest rate of 8.40%. The loan and purchase agreements will also contain the following provisions: • The annual maintenance expense for the equipment is expected to be $350. The equipment has a four-year depreciable life. The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System's (MACRS) depreciation rates for a three-year asset are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%, respectively. • The corporate tax rate for SBI is 40%. Note: Shoe Building Inc. (SBI) is allowed to take a full-year depreciation tax-saving deduction in the first year. Based on the preceding information, complete the following tables: Value Annual tax savings from maintenance will be: $140 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Tax savings from depreciation $4,666 $6,223 $2,073…
(Evaluation of Purchase Options) Sosa Excavating Inc. is purchasing a bulldozer. The equipment has a price of $100,000. The manufacturer has offered a payment plan that would allow Sosa to make 10 equal annual payments of $16,274.53, with the first payment due one year after the purchase.Instructions(a) How much total interest will Sosa pay on this payment plan?(b) Sosa could borrow $100,000 from its bank to finance the purchase at an annual rate of 9%. Should Sosa borrow from the bank or use the manufacturer’s payment plan to pay for the equipment?
A chemical facility is considering purchasing a new compressor. The price of the compressor is $18500, the sales tax is 8%, and the anonymous fee costs $450. An investor offered to finance 90% of the price of the compressor for 48 months at a nominal interest rate of 9% per year, compounded monthly. A deal is obtained between the investor and facility for the finance of 90% of the price of the compressor. a) How much money does the facility need to pay at the time it purchases the compressor? b) How much is the monthly payment of facility to investor?
1. You are planning on leasing a drying oven for your production line. The oven lease terms involve an initial payment of $1000 when the oven is delivered, an annual payment of $2000 for seven years, and a final recovery payment of $1000 when the leasing company takes the oven back at the end of the lease. Your corporate cost of money is 4% and the leasing company is responsible for all maintenance on the oven. What is the equivalent (NPV) value of this cashflow today? 1.a The oven you are leasing (from question 1), is expected to generate a cost savings of $5000 per year over the older oven you are currently using. What is the equivalent NPV value of the cashflow when these savings are included?
Antique Accents projects that demand for its services will rise for a period of four years before subsiding. It can lease additional communication equipment for $1,300 at the beginning of every quarter year for four years. Alternatively, it can purchase the equipment for $22,500 at 3.50% compounded quarterly. The salvage value of the equipment after four years is expected to be $3,900. a) Which option would you recommend? O Purchase the equipment. O Lease the equipment. b) In current dollars, how much better is that option? For full marks your answer(s) should be rounded to the nearest cent. Current dollars saved = $ 0.00
AFX Sdn Bhd is trying to decide whether to accept a business loan or a lease financing facility for an equipment purchase. The equipment cost $60,000 with 3-year economic life, depreciated annually based on MACRS 3-year class with the following rates: Year 1 = 33%; Year 2 = 45%; Year 3 = 15%; Year 4 = 7%. If AFX accepts the business loan option, the 3-year loan will attract an interest rate at 12% interest calculated on a yearly reducing balance. AFX would have to maintain the equipment with an annual maintenance fee of $4,000, payable after services have been rendered. Annual insurance premium is $1,400 on cash before cover basis. AFX is planing to sell the equipment after its useful life for $3,000. Should AFX opt for lease financing, the annual lease rental to be paid in advance is $21,000. You also intend to exercise the option to purchase the equipment for $6,000 at the end of the lease period. Your company’s tax rate is 35%. Company’s after-tax cost of debt is 8%. Which…

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