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Question 1

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Sadik Industries must install $1 million of new machinery in its Texas plant. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the required amount. Alternatively, a Texas Investment banking firm that
represents a group of investors believes that it can arrange for a lease financing plan. Assume that these facts apply:
1. The equipment falls in the MACRS 3-year class.
2. Estimated maintenance expenses are $52,000 per year.
3. The firm's tax rate is 39%.
4. If the money is borrowed, the bank loan will be at a rate of 12%, amortized in six equal installments at the end of each year.
5. The tentative lease terms call for payments of $280,000 at the end of each year for 3 years. The lease is a guideline lease.
6. Under the proposed lease terms, the lessee must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance.
7. Sadik must use the equipment if it is to continue in business, so it will almost certainly want to acquire the property at the end of the lease. If it does, then under the lease terms it
can purchase the machinery at its fair market value at Year 3. The best estimate of this market value is $200,000, but it could be much higher or lower under certain circumstances. If
purchased at Year 3, the used equipment would fall into the MACRS 3-year class. Sadik would actually be able to make the purchase on the last day of the year (l.e., slightly before
Year 3), so Sadik would get to take the first depreciation expense at Year 3 (the remaining depreciation expenses would be at Year 4 through Year 6). On the time line, Sadik would
show the cost of the used equipment at Year 3 and its depreciation expenses starting at Year 3.
Year 3-year MACRS
33.33%
44.45%
14.81 %
7.41 %
The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online fille below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.
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To assist management in making the proper lease-versus-buy decision, you are asked to answer the following questions:
a. What is the net advantage of leasing? Should Sadik take the lease? Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar,
Net advantage of leasing 5
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than the cost of owning it, the firm should lease
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Answer 1

The question involves a complex financial decision related to lease-versus-buy analysis for Sadik Industries. Without the provided Excel file or any additional data, the net advantage of leasing cannot be calculated or concluded upon.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question pertains to the finance area of business studies and involves making a lease-versus-buy decision for Sadik Industries. To calculate the net advantage of leasing (NAL), we would compare the cost of leasing the equipment with the cost of buying it, taking into account all relevant factors such as maintenance expenses, tax rate, depreciation under MACRS, loan interest, and lease terms. Typically, this would involve a detailed analysis, including calculating present values of cash outflows under both options and considering tax implications. However, without the provided spreadsheet or additional data and a request not to make stuff up, we cannot compute the NAL.

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

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