Cubist Etc. is trying to decide whether they should purchase or lease gallery space. It will cost $1,750,000 to purchase an old warehouse in the Pearl district and $100,000 per year to maintain the location for the next ten years. A local real estate firm has offered to lease CE another gallery space in the Pearl for $360,000 per year for eight years. Lease payments include all maintenance. CE’s discount rate is nine percent. All payments are at the beginning of each period. Which alternative should CE choose and why?