Your firm is considering leasing a newcomputer. The lease lasts for 9 years.The lease calls for 10 payments of$1,000 per year with the first paymentoccurring immediately. The computerwould cost $7,650 to buy and wouldbe straight-line depreciated to a zerosalvage value over 9 years. The actualsalvage value is negligible because oftechnological obsolescence. The firmcan borrow by issuing debt at a rate of8%. The corporate tax rate is 30%.What would the after-tax cash flow inyear 9 be if the asset had a residualvalue of $500 (ignoring any possiblerisk differences)?Group of answer choicesNone of these-$605-$1,455-$1,305-$955

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You need a particular piece of equipment for your production process. An equipment-leasing company has offered to lease the equipment to you for $9,500 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 here: (the equipment has an economic life of 5 years). If your discount rate is 6.9%, what should you do? The net present value of the leasing alternative is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) Data table (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Year 0 - $39,000 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 - $2,200 - $2,200 - $2,200 Year 4 - $2,200 Year 5 -$2,200 -

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