Given the following information for HPL & Co., answer questions 18, 19, and 20 below: HPL & Co. needs a new machine that costs $2,700,000. It has the following alternatives: Alternative 1: Purchase the machine by taking a 6-year simple loan at 9% before tax interest rate. Alternative 2: Lease the machine for $410,000 annually for 6 years. The payments are made at the beginning of each year. Note that the lease is not capitalized. Assume that the machine's expected life is 6 years and that it is depreciated using straight line method. The tax rate is 30%. The following is HPL & Co. balance sheet prior to purchasing or leasing the machine: Balance Sheet of HPL & Co. (31/12/2019) Assets Liabilities and Equity Current assets $2,630,000 Debt $4,750,000 Fixed Assets $3,300,000 Equity $1,180,000 Total assets $5,930,000 Total liabilities and equity $5,930,000 5 points 20. What is the company's Net Advantage to Leasing?* $745,879.52 $652,875.21 $556,227.17 $525,841.53 None of the above