Financial & Managerial Accounting 13th Edition by Carl Warren , James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac

Exercise 1

Lease or sell
Claxon Company owns a machine with a cost of $305,000 and accumulated depreciation of $65,000 that can be sold for $262,000, less a 5% sales commission. Alternatively, the machine can be leased by Claxon Company for three years for a total of $272,000, at the end of which there is no residual value. In addition, the repair, insurance, and property tax expense that would be incurred by Claxon Company on the machine would total $21,600 over the three years. Prepare a differential analysis on January 12 as to whether Claxon Company should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the machine.
Timberlake Company owns equipment with a cost of $165,000 and accumulated depreciation of $60,000 that can be sold for $82,000, less a 6% sales commission. Alternatively, the equipment can be leased by Timberlake Company for five years for a total of $84,600, at the end of which there is no residual value. In addition, the repair, insurance, and property tax expense that would be incurred by Timberlake Company on the equipment would total $7,950 over the five years. Prepare a differential analysis on March 23 as to whether Timberlake Company should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the equipment.