Sutton Corporation, which has a zero tax rate due to tax loss carry-forwards, is considering a 5 year, $6,000,000 bank loan to finance service equipment. The loan has an interest rate of 10% and would be amortized over 5 years, with 5 end-of-year payments. Sutton can also lease the equipment for 5 end-of-year payments of $1,790,000 each. How much larger or smaller is the bank loan payment than the lease payment?

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Sutton Corporation, which has a zero tax rate due to tax loss carry-forwards, is considering a 5 year, $6,000,000 bank loan to finance service equipment. The loan has an interest rate of 10% and would be amortized over 5 years, with 5 end-of-year payments. Sutton can also lease the equipment for 5 end-of-year payments of $1,790,000 each. How much larger or smaller is the bank loan payment than the lease payment?
Note: subtract the loan payment from the lease payment

heldud · Accepted Answer

enter "=PMT(10%,5,6000,0)" into excel withough quatation, or using a financial calculator would be fine. The answer would be the loan payment. subtract this from the lease payment you get 207 thousand and something

D · Answer

62,025