Answer:
Sell option is preferred.
Explanation:
The decision whether to lease out the machinery that is surplus to requirement or sell outrightly is dependent on the differential analysis performed below.In the analysis I have compared the profits under each option in order to guide the final decision:
Differential analysis as at 7th November(Sale or lease option)
Sell option lease option
revenue from sell/lease option $180,000 $200,000
Brokerage commission(5%*$180,000) ($9,000) -
costs of repairs,insurance and property taxes - ($34,400)
Profits $171,000 $165,600
The sell option provides $5400($171,000-$165,600) than the lease option,hence the sell option is preferred.
One would have expect that the lease option since it has more revenue to preferable but the costs of repairs,insurance and property taxes were also on the high side
