Raul Martinas, a professor of languages at Eastern University, owns a small office building adjacent to the university campus He acquired the property 10 years ago at a total cost of $628,000that is, $59,000 for the land and $569,000 for the building He has just received an offer from a realty company that wants to purchase the property however, the property has been a good source of income over the years, and so Martinas is unsure whether he should keep it or sell it His alternatives are as follows Keep the property Martinass accountant has kept careful records of the income realized from the property over the past 10 years These records indicate the following annual revenues and expenses Martinas makes a $14,225 mortgage payment each year on the property The mortgage will be paid off in eight more years He has been depreciating the building by the straight line method, assuming a salvage value of $85,350 for the building, which he still thinks is an appropriate figure He feels sure that the building can be rented for another 15 years He also feels sure that 15 years from now the land will be worth three times what he paid for it Rental receipts $ 189,000 Less Building expenses Utilities $ 27,600 Depreciation of building 19,346 Property taxes and insurance 22,450 Repairs and maintenance 16,800 Custodial help and supplies 63,500 149,696 Net operating income $ 39,304 Sell the property A realty company has offered to purchase the property by paying $226,000 immediately and $32,000 per year for the next 15 years Control of the property would go to the realty company immediately To sell the property, Martinas would need to pay the mortgage off, which could be done by making a lump sum payment of $92,000 Click here to view Exhibit 10 1 and Exhibit 10 2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables Required Assume that Martinas requires a 12 rate of return Compute net present value in favor of (or against) keeping the property using the total cost approach (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and other intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar amount ) Would you recommend that he keep or sell the property multiple choice Keep the property Sell the property

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Raul Martinas, a professor of languages at Eastern University, owns a small office building adjacent to the university campus. He acquired the property 10 years

Raul Martinas, a professor of languages at Eastern University, owns a small office building adjacent to the university campus. He acquired the property 10 years ago at a total cost of $628,000that is, $59,000 for the land and $569,000 for the building. He has just received an offer from a realty company that wants to purchase the property; however, the property has been a good source of income over the years, and so Martinas is unsure whether he should keep it or sell it. His alternatives are as follows:

Keep the property. Martinass accountant has kept careful records of the income realized from the property over the past 10 years. These records indicate the following annual revenues and expenses: Martinas makes a $14,225 mortgage payment each year on the property. The mortgage will be paid off in eight more years. He has been depreciating the building by the straight-line method, assuming a salvage value of $85,350 for the building, which he still thinks is an appropriate figure. He feels sure that the building can be rented for another 15 years. He also feels sure that 15 years from now the land will be worth three times what he paid for it.


Rental receipts			$	189,000
Less: Building expenses:
Utilities	$	27,600
Depreciation of building		19,346
Property taxes and insurance		22,450
Repairs and maintenance		16,800
Custodial help and supplies		63,500		149,696
Net operating income			$	39,304

Sell the property. A realty company has offered to purchase the property by paying $226,000 immediately and $32,000 per year for the next 15 years. Control of the property would go to the realty company immediately. To sell the property, Martinas would need to pay the mortgage off, which could be done by making a lump-sum payment of $92,000.

Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Required:

Assume that Martinas requires a 12% rate of return. Compute net present value in favor of (or against) keeping the property using the total-cost approach. (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and other intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar amount.)

Would you recommend that he keep or sell the property?

multiple choice