Inman Construction Company is considering selling excess
machinery with a book value of $280,000 (original cost of $401,200
less accumulated depreciation of $121,200) for $274,500, less a 5%
brokerage commission. Alternatively, the machinery can be leased to
another company for a total of $285,500 for five years, after which
it is expected to have no residual value. During the period of the
lease, Inman Construction Company's costs of repairs, insurance,
and property tax expenses are expected to be $26,500.
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a. Prepare a differential analysis,
dated May 25 to determine whether Inman should lease (Alternative
1) or sell (Alternative 2) the machinery. For those boxes in which
you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Inman Construction Company is considering selling excess machinery with a book value of $280,000 (original cost of $401,
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