Auto lease · payment estimate

Auto lease · payment estimate: use adjusted capitalized cost, residual value, lease term. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.

Inputs

Use the units shown

Scenario estimate using the assumptions shown. Verify costs and rates with your provider; this is not a guaranteed return or lending decision.

RESULT
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Formula & explanation
Payment = [(capital−residual)/months + (capital+residual)×money factor] × (1+tax/100)

Variables & units

Adjusted capitalized cost
currency · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
Residual value
currency · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
Lease term
Numeric value · minimum 1, maximum 120
Monthly money factor
factor · minimum 0, maximum 0.1
Tax on monthly payment
% · minimum 0, maximum 100

Worked example

30,000 capital, 18,000 residual, 36 months and 0.002 money factor gives 429.333333 before tax.

Assumptions

Use the monthly money factor, not an APR percentage. Excludes upfront charges and differing regional lease-tax rules.

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Practice with an example

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