Deutsche Transport can lease a truck for four years at a cost of €38,000 annually. It can instead buy a truck at a cost of €88,000, with annual maintenance expenses of €18,000. The truck will be sold at the end of four years for €24,500. Ignore taxes. a. What is the equivalent annual cost of buying and maintaining the truck if the discount rate is 12%? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in euros. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. b. Which is the better option: leasing or buying? a. Equivalent annual cost b. Better option
Deutsche Transport can lease a truck for four years at a cost of €38,000 annually. It can instead buy a truck at a cost of €88,000, with annual maintenance expenses of €18,000. The truck will be sold at the end of four years for €24,500. Ignore taxes. a. What is the equivalent annual cost of buying and maintaining the truck if the discount rate is 12%? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in euros. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. b. Which is the better option: leasing or buying? a. Equivalent annual cost b. Better option
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![Deutsche Transport can lease a truck for four years at a cost of €38,000 annually. It can instead buy a truck at a cost of €88,000, with
annual maintenance expenses of €18,000. The truck will be sold at the end of four years for €24,500. Ignore taxes.
a. What is the equivalent annual cost of buying and maintaining the truck if the discount rate is 12%?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in euros. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
b. Which is the better option: leasing or buying?
a. Equivalent annual cost
b. Better option](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff14be19c-196e-450d-9159-37f0b1fb6a89%2Fb69f6432-3c9c-4d8b-90c7-c0c791aa5854%2Fcc9terd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Deutsche Transport can lease a truck for four years at a cost of €38,000 annually. It can instead buy a truck at a cost of €88,000, with
annual maintenance expenses of €18,000. The truck will be sold at the end of four years for €24,500. Ignore taxes.
a. What is the equivalent annual cost of buying and maintaining the truck if the discount rate is 12%?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in euros. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
b. Which is the better option: leasing or buying?
a. Equivalent annual cost
b. Better option
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