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- #T15,4,LEASE, RENT, OR BUY?
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- CHOOSING THE BEST FINANCE METHOD
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- It is possible to obtain many items -- automobiles, office furniture and
- equipment, household furniture, personal computers -- to name just a few--
- in any one of the following ways: lease, rent, or buy.
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- The net cost of the item will depend on which method was used to finance its
- acquisition. From a financial viewpoint, ~W~Ithe best deal~N is that which
- results in the ~W~Ileast net cost.~N
- #D3
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- For any sets of terms and conditions, the program in THE FINANCIAL PLANNER
- can quickly determine which financing method is best. It does this by calc-
- ulating the "Present Value" of all the costs associated with each method.
- The method with the least "Present Value"is the least expensive method.
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- ~Z~c(The "Present Value" can be thought of as that amount of money which, if you
- invested it now, together with its earnings, would provide just enough cash
- to make all the necessary payments throughout the useful life of the item.)~N
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- You can see an example of these calculations by running the program using the
- data values displayed when the program is loaded.
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