How an acquisition is financed may dictate the annual reported expenditure. The Mainor School District is about to establish a 30-machine computer lab. It is considering six alternative means of acquiring and financing the machines: 1. Buy the machines outright; cost will be $60,000. 2. Buy the machines and finance them with a $60,000, three-year, 10 percent interest term note. The district will repay the note and pay the entire interest with a single payment of $79,860 when the note matures. 232 CHAPTER 5 Recognizing Expenditures in Governmental Funds 3. Buy the machines and finance them with a $60,000, three-year, 10 percent interest, installment note. The district will repay the note (plus interest) in three end-of-year installments of $24,127 each. 4. Lease the equipment under a standard operating lease. The district will make three end-of-year lease payments of $24,127 each