Question

Sloan Corporation is considering new equipment. The equipment can be purchased from an overseas supplier for $3,100. The freight and installation costs for the equipment are $660. If purchased, annual repairs and maintenance are estimated to be $380 per year over the four-year useful life of the equipment. Alternatively, Sloan can lease the equipment from a domestic supplier for $1,340 per year for four years, with no additional costs.

Prepare a differential analysis dated December 3, to determine whether Sloan should lease (Alternative 1) or purchase (Alternative 2) the machine. (Hint: This is a "lease or buy" decision, which must be analyzed from the perspective of the machine user, as opposed to the machine owner.) If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential Analysis
Lease Equipment (Alt. 1) or Buy Equipment (Alt. 2)
December 3
	Lease Equipment (Alternative 1)	Buy Equipment (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Revenues	$	$	$
Costs:
Purchase price	$	$	$
Freight and installation
Repair and maintenance (4 years)
Lease (4 years)
Income (loss)	$	$	$

Answer 1

	Lease Equipment (Alternative 1)	Buy Equipment (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Revenues	$	$	$
Costs:
Purchase price	$	- $ 3,100	- $ 3,100
Freight and installation		- $ 660	- $ 660
Repair and maintenance (4 years)	$	$ 380 * 4 = - $1,520	- $ 1,520
Lease (4 years)	$1340 *4 = - $5,360		$ 5,360
Income (loss)	- $ 5,360	- $ 5,280	$ 80

Buying the equipment is a better option compared to the leasing option.