Provide it with at least eight years of tax loss carryforwards. Thus, Quartz’s effective tax rate is zero. Quartz plans to lease equipment from New Leasing Company. The term of the lease is four years. The purchase cost of the equipment is $970,000. New Leasing Company is in the 30 percent tax bracket. There are no transaction costs to the lease. Each firm can borrow at 10 percent.
a. What is Quartz’s reservation price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Reservation price $
b. What is New Leasing Company’s reservation price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Reservation price $