At the end of three years, the fleet could be sold for onehalf of the original purchase price.

Lease alternative: The company can lease the cars under a threeyear lease contract. The lease cost would be $ per year the first payment due at the end of Year 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 $ 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 Agencys required rate of return is

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Required:

What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the purchase alternative?

What is the net present value of the cash flows associated with the lease alternative?

Which alternative should the company accept? what\'s the answer