16. A company purchases a piece of construction equipment. The expected income is SAR 3,100 annually for its useful life of 15 years. Expenses are estimated to be SAR 355 annually. If the purchase price is SAR 25,000 and there is no salvage value, what is the rate of return, neglecting taxes? (select the closest answer) a) 5.2% b) 6.4% c) 6.8% d) 7.0%

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Problem: A leasing company is planning to purchase an asset for $15,000 with a 6-year life and assume no salvage value. The company can depreciate the asset over its useful life using a straight-line depreciation method. The company has just issued five-year notes at an interest rate of 10% per year. Tax rate = 21%. Maintenance (and other) costs = $1,350 per year for years 1-4, $2,200 per year for years 5-6. What is the after-tax break-event rent for this lease if payments occur at the beginning of the periods? (Hint: Use an excel sheet to solve this problem. You need to draw the lease cash flow table.)

A company buys a £300 computer in Year 1 and capitalizes the expenditure. Th e computer has a useful life of three years and an expected salvage value of £0, so the annualdepreciation expense using the straight-line method is £100 per year. Compared to expensing the entire £300 immediately, the company’s pretax profit in Year1 is £200 greater.1. Assume that the company continues to buy an identical computer each year at thesame price. If the company uses the same accounting treatment for each of the computers, when does the profit-enhancing eff ect of capitalizing versus expensing end?2. If the company buys another identical computer in Year 4, using the same accounting treatment as the prior years, what is the eff ect on Year 4 profits of capitalizingversus expensing these expenditures?