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Transcribed Image Text:Differential Analysis for a Lease-or-Sell Decision
Inman Construction Company is considering selling excess machinery with a book value of $282,000 (original cost of $400,300 less accumulated depreciation of $118,300) for $277,000, less a 5% brokerage commission. Alternatively, the machinery can be leased to another company for a total of $284,500 for five years, after which
it is expected to have no residual value. During the period of the lease, Inman Construction Company's costs of repairs, insurance, and property tax expenses are expected to be $24,700.
a. Prepare a differential analysis, dated May 25 to determine whether Inman should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the machinery. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Differential Analysis
Lease Machinery (Alt. 1) or Sell Machinery (Alt. 2)
May 25
Lease Machinery Sell Machinery
Differential Effects
(Alternative 1)
(Alternative 2)
(Alternative 2)
Revenues
Costs
Profit (loss)
$
b. On the basis of the data presented, would it be advisable to lease or sell the machinery? Explain.
The net
from selling is $
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