CIMA F3 Question Answer
A geared and profitable company is evaluating the best method of financing the purchase of new machinery. It is considering either buying the machinery outright, financed by a secured bank borrowingand selling the machinery at the end of a fixed period of time or obtain the machinery under a lease for the same period of time.
Which is the correct discount rate to use when discounting the incremental cash flows of the lease against those of the buy and borrow alternative?