EXERCISE 14: PURCHASE VERSUS LEASE CALCULATION Hull Manufacturing Co. must decide whether to purchase or lease a new piece of equipment. The equipment can be leased for $4,000 a year or purchased for $15,000. The lease includes maintenance and service. The salvage value of the equipment at the end of five years is $5,000. If the equipment is owned, service and maintenance charges (a tax-deductible cost) would be $900 a year. The firm can borrow the entire amount at a rate of 15% if they buy. The tax rate is 50%. Which method of financing would you choose? Use the following capital cost allowance amounts. Year 1 2 3 4 5 Amount $4,500 3,150 2,205 1,543 1,081 Extra info for the question: The loan payment (principal plus interest) is $4,475 per year determined by using a Present Value of Annuity Table. The present value interest factor for a 5-year annuity at 15%: $15,000 / 3.3522. The $5,000 salvage value is a reduction to the cost of owning and results in an after tax cost of owning the equipment of $5,197.