Lease versus purchase JLB Corporation is attempting to determine whether to lease or purchase research equipment. The firm] is in the 40% tax bracket, and its after-tax cost of debt is currently 8%. The terms of the lease and of the purchase are as follows: Lease Annual end-of-year lease payments of $25,200 are required over the 3-year life of the lease. All maintenance costs will be paid by the lessor; insurance and other costs will be borne by the lessee. The lessee will exercise its option to purchase the asset for $5,000 at termination of the lease. Purchase T a 14% loan requiring annual end-of-year payments of $25,844 for 3 years. The firm in this case will depreciate the equipment under MACRS using a 3-year re- covery period. (See Table 4.2 on page 166 for the applicable depreciation per- centages. maintenance costs; insurance and other costs will be borne by the firm. The fi plans to keep the equipment and use it beyond its 3-year recovery period he research equipment, costing $60,000, can be financed entirely with )The firm will pay $1,800 per year for a service contract that covers all rm a. Calculate the after-tax cash outflows associated with each alternative. b. Calculate the p resent value of each cash outflow stream, using the after-tax cost of debt. Which alternative -lease or purchase-would you recommend? Why? c. Lease versus purchase JLB Corporation is attempting to determine whether to lease or purchase research equipment. The firm] is in the 40% tax bracket, and its after-tax cost of debt is currently 8%. The terms of the lease and of the purchase are as follows: Lease Annual end-of-year lease payments of $25,200 are required over the 3-year life of the lease. All maintenance costs will be paid by the lessor; insurance and other costs will be borne by the lessee. The lessee will exercise its option to purchase the asset for $5,000 at termination of the lease. Purchase T a 14% loan requiring annual end-of-year payments of $25,844 for 3 years. The firm in this case will depreciate the equipment under MACRS using a 3-year re- covery period. (See Table 4.2 on page 166 for the applicable depreciation per- centages. maintenance costs; insurance and other costs will be borne by the firm. The fi plans to keep the equipment and use it beyond its 3-year recovery period he research equipment, costing $60,000, can be financed entirely with )The firm will pay $1,800 per year for a service contract that covers all rm a. Calculate the after-tax cash outflows associated with each alternative. b. Calculate the p resent value of each cash outflow stream, using the after-tax cost of debt. Which alternative -lease or purchase-would you recommend? Why? c