Lease or sell OBJ. 1 Timberlake Company owns equipment with a cost of $165,000 and accumulated depreciation
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Lease or sell OBJ. 1 Timberlake Company owns equipment with a cost of $165,000 and accumulated depreciation of $60,000 that can be sold for $82,000, less a 6% sales commission. Alternatively, the equipment can be leased by Timberlake Company for five years for a total of $84,600, at the end of which there is no residual value. In addition, the repair, insurance, and property tax expense that would be incurred by Timberlake Company on the equipment would total $7,950 over the five years. Prepare a differential analysis on March 23 as to whether Timberlake Company should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the equipment.
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Financial And Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781305267831,9781305267848
13th Edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren , James M. Reeve , Jonathan Duchac