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Capital Budgeting – (Lease-Versus-Buy)
Sunita Goel

PMAN 650, Section 9040
Professor: Dr Krishna Challa
UMUC

Contents INTRODCUTION 4 WHAT IS CAPITAL BUDGETING 4 SITUATION ANALYSIS 5 LEASE TYPES 5 APPLICATION 6 RISK IN “LEASE-VERSUS-BUY” OPTIONS 8 ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTING PRESENT VALUE: 9 CIRCUMTANCES IN WHICH CAPITAL LEASE IS BETTER ALTERNATIVE: 9 QUALITATIVE FACTORS IMPACTS ON FINAL LEASE OR BUY DECISION: 9 WHY LEASE? 10 Conservation of Capital 10 Payment Flexibility 10 Operational Flexibility 11 Upgrade Flexibility 11 Changing Requirement 11 Residual value Risk 11 Challenges of Leasing 11 WHY PURCHASE? 12 Useful Life Considerations 12 Easier to Purchase 12 Past Leasing …show more content…

Conversely, insufficient capacity or inefficient computing resources can stunt growth. The company that waits until it can afford to purchase the right hardware and software may find itself unable to remain competitive. Moreover, although businesses would rather keep their credit lines open for unforeseen events, they must sometimes act quickly to adopt economically attractive new technology. Before we examine the attributes which make leasing attractive to so many companies we need to review two most common types of leasing arrangements.
LEASE TYPES

Although many variations of lease financing are available, potential lessees should be familiar with two general types of leases: the full payout lease and the fair market value (FMV) lease. The choice of lease is based upon the lessees’ long-term plans for the asset involved. A full payout lease is one in which the present value of the payment stream equals the acquisition cost of the asset. Options at the end of the lease typically include return, renewal, or purchase often for $1. The lessee is able to deploy and utilize the equipment, while the periodic payments of the full payout lease ease the financial burden of making a large IT acquisition. This option is a good choice when future ownership is desired, the dollar value of the equipment is substantial, the expected productive life of the assets is longer than five years, and the flexibility of spreading out payments would

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