At the end of three years, the fleet could be sold for one-half of the original purchase price. Lease alternative: The company can lease the cars under a three-year lease contract. The lease cost would be $63,000 per year (the first payment due at the end of Year 1). As part of this lease cost, the owner would provide all servicing and tepairs, license the carf. and pay all the taxes. Riteway would be required to make a $11,500 security deposit at the beginning of the lease period, which would be refunded when the cars were returned to the owner at the end of the lease contract. Riteway Ad Agency's requited rate of return is 16%. Click here to view Extibit 128-1 and Exhibit 128-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the purchase alternative? 2. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the lease alternative? 3. Which altemative should the company accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the purchase alternative? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) needed, which can be purchased at a discounted price ors, as in the past, and sell the cars after three years of use. Ten cars will be incurred on the fleet as a whole: At the end of three years, the fleet could be sold for one-half of the original purchase price. Lease alternative: The company can lease the cars under a three-year lease contract. The lease cost would be $63,000 per year (the first payment due at the end of Year 1). As part of this lease cost, the owner would provide all servicing and repairs, license the cars, and pay all the taxes. Riteway would be required to make a $11,500 security deposit at the beginning of the lease period, which would be refunded when the cars were returned to the owner at the end of the lease contract. Riteway Ad Agency's required rate of return is 16%. Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tabies. Required: 1. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the purchase alternative? 2. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the lease alternative? 3. Which alternative should the company accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the lease alternative? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
