Thanks to tax laws and perverted ways accountants have redefined certain definitions and practices, HP will make an even bigger profit than if it had sold the units outright.<br><br>The simple case using round hypothetical values:<br>
<br>Case 1:  Outright Sale:<br><br>Cost of laptop to manufacture and deliver:   $800<br>Price:                                                           $1100<br>Profit:                                                             $300<br>
<br>Case 2: Rental:<br>Cost of laptop to manufacture and deliver:   $800<br>Price:                                                           $1100<br>Initial Profit:                                                   $300<br>
<br>Depreciation taken after 4 years:                    $800<br>Final Profit:                                                  $1100<br><br>This will also help you understand why auto dealers/manufacturers prefer leasing to selling.<br>
<br>w.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Ron Force <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><span>In Idaho, conflict of interest isn't a crime, it's the way we roll...</span></div>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div></div><div> </div><div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br></div>  </font></span><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> </font></span><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1">  <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Lynn McCollough <<a href="mailto:lmccollough@gmail.com" target="_blank">lmccollough@gmail.com</a>><br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:16 PM<br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] So THAT is how H-P got the education contract<br> </font> </div></font></span><div><div class="h5"> <br>
"Former Republican Party Executive Director..." now at H-P<br><a href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/31/former-idaho-official-would-play-key-role-under-la/" target="_blank">http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/31/former-idaho-official-would-play-key-role-under-la/</a><br>
 until March 2 of this year he worked for Luna<br><br>Now the citizens of Idaho will pay on top of the $182 million contract<br>of $1,171 per laptop, and additional $35 for every laptop damaged,<br>lost, or stolen<br><br>
What a slide of corporate welfare for H-P Luna is signing us up for.<br>Would anyone else pay them over $1K per laptop?<br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>
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