Lease or Sell

Casper Company owns equipment with a cost of $364,000 and accumulated depreciation of $52,900 that can be sold for $275,400, less a 3% sales commission. Alternatively, Casper Company can lease the equipment for three years for a total of $287,500, at the end of which there is no residual value. In addition, the repair, insurance, and property tax expense that would be incurred by Casper Company on the equipment would total $14,900 over the three year lease.

a. Prepare a differential analysis on August 7 as to whether Casper Company should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the equipment. If required, use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential Analysis Lease Equipment (Alt. 1) or Sell Equipment (Alt. 2) August 7

	Lease Equipment (Alternative 1)	Sell Equipment (Alternative 2)	Differential Effects (Alternative 2)
Revenues Costs Profit (Loss)