January 2018 Company A And Company B Launched Health In 2002

January 2018 Company A And Company B Launched Health Us 2002 A Vent

January 2018, Company A and Company B launched Health: US 2002, a venture development program for early-stage startups dedicated to creating a dignified, accessible, affordable, and successful aging experience, and enabling all of us to live the life we want after 65. As part of that effort they will introduce workshops and other community education programs which will require renovating existing IT Equipment. They are trying to decide to purchase or lease the IT equipment. To purchase, it would cost $15,000 upfront and $650 each year to maintain the machine over the course of its six-year useful life. However, a dealer has offered to lease the same equipment for a payment of $750 at the beginning of the lease plus lease payments of $3,450 per year for four years. Lease payments include all maintenance. If the discount rate is 6.25% which alternative would you choose and why? Need this to be completed in Excel with a written few sentences in excel describing why you chose the answer. Very urgent need within 20 minutes if possible or less.

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The decision between leasing and purchasing IT equipment hinges on a comprehensive financial analysis, particularly considering the present value of all relevant costs. Given the details provided, we will evaluate both alternatives—purchase and lease—by calculating their respective net present values (NPV) and then determining which option is more economical over the equipment's six-year useful life.

Purchase Option Analysis:

The total cost of purchasing includes an initial payment of $15,000 and annual maintenance costs of $650 over six years. To accurately compare, we must discount the future maintenance costs to present value using the given discount rate of 6.25%. In an Excel model, the calculation involves summing the initial cost and the present value of the annual maintenance expenses.

Calculations:

- Initial Cost: $15,000

- Maintenance Cost per Year: $650

- Number of Years: 6

- Discount Rate: 6.25% (or 0.0625)

The present value of the maintenance costs can be calculated using the PV function or a formula summing discounted payments: PV = $650 * [1 - (1 + r)^-n] / r, where r is the discount rate and n is the number of years. The total present value of the purchase option equals the initial cost plus the PV of maintenance costs.

Lease Option Analysis:

The lease involves an upfront payment of $750 plus annual lease payments of $3,450 for four years, which includes maintenance. To compare fairly with the purchase, we need to evaluate the present value of these lease payments, considering the 6.25% discount rate. The initial payment of $750 is paid immediately, so its PV is simply $750. The subsequent lease payments can be discounted using the same PV formula.

In Excel, the PV function allows straightforward calculation: PV = -PV(rate, nper, pmt, [fv], [type]) for the lease payments, with 'type' set to 1 to indicate payments at the beginning of each period. Summing the PV of all costs gives the total present value of leasing.

Comparison and Conclusion:

After computing both options' NPVs, the decision will favor the alternative with the lower total cost. Typically, purchasing might be more economical if the total present value of costs is lower than leasing, especially considering the longer useful life of six years versus four years of lease payments. Conversely, leasing might be advantageous if it results in a lower PV, providing flexibility without large upfront investments.

In Excel:

- Use functions like PV to discount future costs.

- Calculate total costs for both options.

- Input these into the Excel sheet and compare them directly.

- Add a cell with a brief explanation of the reason for choosing the more economical alternative based on the calculations.

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