x P 8-31 (similar to) Question Help You need a particular piece of equipment for your production process. An equipment-leasing company has offered to lease the equipment to you for $10.300 per year if you sign a guaranteed 5-year lease (the lease is paid at the end of each year) The company would also maintain the equipment for you as part of the lease. Alternatively, you could buy and maintain the equipment yourself. The cash flows from doing so are listed below (the equipment has an economic life of 5 years) If your discount rate is 6 8%, what should you do? a Year 40,900 Year 1 $2.100 Year 2 $2,100 Year 3 $2,100 Year 4 $2.100 Year 5 -$2,100 The net present value of the leasing alternative is (Round tothe nearest dollar) ke e a hat vears Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer Clear Al Check Answer take aremaining uire a 257 PM