PROBLEM 6.54
IRR COMPARISONS MUST BE DONE INCREMENTALLY
MARR IS 10%
FOR AN INCREMENTAL ANALYSIS, THE ORDER MUST BE DETERMINED.
ORDER IS LEASE, PURCHASE
LEASE BECOMES THE “CURRENT BEST” AND PURCHASE THE “CHALLENGER”
NEXT, THE INCREMENTAL CASH FLOWS FOR “CHALLENGER” – “CURRENT BEST” MUST BE DETERMINED
PURCHASE – LEASE
EOY PURCHASE LEASE INCR CF
0 -$60,000.00 -$21,000.00 -$39,000.00
1 $23,000.00 $2,000.00 $21,000.00
2 $23,000.00 $2,000.00 $21,000.00
3 $33,000.00 $23,000.00 $10,000.00
IRR = IRR(INCR_CF_COLUMN)
IRR = 17.94%
SINCE THE IRR OF THE INCREMENT IS GREATER THAN MARR THE INCREMENTAL INVESTMENT IS ACCEPTED
PURCHASE BECOMES THE NEW CURRENT BEST
SINCE THERE ARE NO MORE ALTERNATIVES TO BE CONSIDERED, PURCHASE IS RECOMMENDED