Question

Suddeth Corporation has entered into a 6 year lease for a building it will use as a warehouse. The annual payment under the lease will be $2,468. The first payment will be at the end of the current year and all subsequent payments will be made at year-ends. If the discount rate is 5%, the present value of the lease payments is closest to (Ignore income taxes.):

Answer 1

$13,153.15

Step-by-step explanation:

Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows.

Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator

Cash flow each year from year 0 to 5 = $2,468

I = 5%

PV = $13,153.15

To find the PV using a financial calacutor:

1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

2. After inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

3. Press compute

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