Use the following information to work Problems 1–6. You work for a nuclear research laboratory that is contemplating leasing a diagnostic scanner (leasing is a common practice with expensive, hightech equipment). The scanner costs $3,000,000, and it would be depreciated straight-line to zero over four years. Because of radiation contamination, it will actually be completely valueless in four years. You can lease it for $895,000 per year for four years. 1. Lease or Buy Assume that the tax rate is 35 percent. You can borrow at 8 percent before taxes. Should you lease or buy? 2. Leasing Cash Flows What are the cash flows from the lease from the lessor’s viewpoint? Assume a 35 percent tax bracket. 3. Finding the Break-Even Payment What would the lease payment have to be for both lessor and lessee to be indifferent about the lease? 4. Taxes and Leasing Cash Flows Assume that your company does not contemplate paying taxes for the next several years. What are the cash flows from leasing in this case? 5. Setting the Lease Payment In the previous question, over what range of lease payments will the lease be profitable for both parties? 6. MACRS Depreciation and Leasing Rework Problem 1 assuming that the scanner will be depreciated as three-year property under MACRS (see Chapter 7 for the depreciation allowances)