Misty River Minerals must install $5.6 million of new machinery in its Ontario mine. It can Buy
Question:
Misty River Minerals must install $5.6 million of new machinery in its Ontario mine. It can Buy 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 asset Class 38 with a declining balance CCA rate of 30%.
(2) Under either the lease or the purchase, Misty River must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance.
(3) The firm's tax rate is 26%.
(4) The loan would have an interest rate of 10%.
(5) The lease terms call for $1,425,000 payments at the beginning of each of the next 4 years.
(6) Assume that Misty River Minerals has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease. The machine has an estimated residual value of $1,000,000 at the end of the fourth year.
What is the NAL of the lease?
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Financial Management Theory And Practice
ISBN: 978-0176583057
3rd Canadian Edition
Authors: Eugene Brigham, Michael Ehrhardt, Jerome Gessaroli, Richard Nason