58. To answer this question, we should find the PV of both options, and compare them. Since we are
purchasing the car, the lowest PV is the best option. The PV of leasing is the PV of the lease
payments, plus the $4,300. The interest rate we would use for the leasing option is the same as the
interest rate of the loan. The PV of leasing is:
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The PV of purchasing the car is the current price of the car minus the PV of the resale price. The PV
of the resale price is:
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The PV of the decision to purchase is:
In this case, it is cheaper to buy the car than leasing it since the PV of the purchase cash flows is
lower. To find the break-even resale price, we need to find the resale price that makes the PV of the
two options the same. In other words, the PV of the decision to buy should be:
The break-even resale price is the FV of this value, so:
59. To find the quarterly salary for the player, we first need to find the PV of the current contract. The
The PV of the current contract offer is the sum of the PV of the cash flows. So, the PV is: