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15 May, 15:42

1. A firm can lease a truck for 4 years at a cost of $30,000 annually. It can instead buy a truck at a cost of $80,000, with annual maintenance expenses of $10,000. The truck will be sold at the end of 4 years for $20,000. Calculate the equivalent annual annuity to show the better option if the discount rate is 10%.

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  1. 15 May, 16:47
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    Option 1 is preffered option because:

    EAC of Instalment option = $30,000

    EAC of Buying option = $37,660

    Explanation:

    The Equivalent Annual Cost would be calculated using the following formula:

    Equivalent Annual Cost = Net Present Value of option / Annuity Factor

    Now we will have to find the present value of the each option available.

    Option 1

    So present value of the installment option is given as under:

    Present Value = Annual Cash flow * Annuity Factor

    Here the annuity factor can be found from the following formula:

    Annuity Factor = (1 - (1+r) ^-n) / r

    By putting the values we have:

    Annuity Factor = (1 - (1.1) ^-n) / 10% = 2.487

    Present Value = $30000 * 2.487 = $74610

    This implies

    Equivalent Annual Cost = $74610 / 2.487 = $30000

    Option 2

    Present Value = $80000 Initial cash outflow +

    $20000 cash inflow at Y4 / (1.1) ^4 Discount factor at Year 4

    Present Value = $80,000 + $20,000 / 1.4641

    Present Value = $80,000 + $13,660 = $93,660

    And

    EAC = $93660 / 2.487 at 10% for 4 Years = $37,660

    Decision Rule:

    The cheapest option is the one with least value and in this case the cheapest option is option 1.
  2. 15 May, 18:07
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    The lease option is the better option.

    Explanation:

    We proceed as follows:

    Step 1: Calculation of Lease Option NPV

    Year = n Details CF ($) DF = 1 / (1.1) ^n PV ($)

    1 Lease payment (30,000) 0.9091 (27,273)

    2 Lease payment (30,000) 0.8264 (24,793)

    3 Lease payment (30,000) 0.7513 (22,539)

    4 Lease payment (30,000) 0.6830 (20,490)

    Lease option NPV = (95,096)

    Step 1: Calculation of Lease Option NPV Buy Option NPV

    Year = n Details CF (CO) DF = 1 / (1.1) ^n PV

    0 Purchase cost (80,000) 1.0000 (80,000)

    1 Maintenance expenses (10,000) 0.9091 (9,091)

    2 Maintenance expenses (10,000) 0.8264 (8,264)

    3 Maintenance expenses (10,000) 0.7513 (7,513)

    4 Maintenance expenses (10,000) 0.6830 (6,830)

    4 Residual value 20,000 0.6830 13,660

    Buy option NPV = (98,038)

    Step 3: Calculation of equivalent annual annuity (EAA)

    The equivalent annual annuity (EAA) for each option can be calculated as follows:

    EAA = (r x NPV) / (1 - (1 + r) ^-n)

    Where:

    EAA = equivalent annuity cash flow

    NPV = net present value

    r = discount rate per period

    n = number of periods

    Therefore, we have:

    Lease option EAA = (0.1 * - 95,096) / (1 - (1 + 0.1) ^-4) = - 30,000

    Buy option EAA = (0.1 * 98,038) / (1 - (1 + 0.1) ^-4) = - 30,928

    Since the lease option has a lower EAA of $30,000 in terms of cash outlay than the buy option of higher EAA of $30,928 in terms of cash outlay, the lease option is the better option.
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