A company has the following alternatives on some real estate that it needs for its new plant. It can lease the facility for $10,000 a month for 15 years, or it can buy the facility now for $800,000. The company's weighted average cost of capital is 12% and payments are made at the end of each month.
Based on this information, answer the following:
* Which is cheaper for the company: to buy or lease real estate? Show your computations.
* What non-quantitative factors should the management consider when making the decision?