Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Lenders to leveraged leases hold nonrecourse debt. What does “nonrecourse

Lenders to leveraged leases hold nonrecourse debt. What does “nonrecourse” mean? What are the benefits and costs of nonrecourse debt to the equity investors in the lease?

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Q: True or false? a. Lease payments are usually made

True or false? a. Lease payments are usually made at the start of each period. Thus, the first payment is usually made as soon as the lease contract is signed. b. A sensible motive for financial lease...

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Q: Acme has branched out to rentals of office furniture to start-

Acme has branched out to rentals of office furniture to start-up companies. Consider a $3,000 desk. Desks last for six years and can be depreciated immediately. What is the break-even operating lease...

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Q: Look again at Problem 7. Suppose a blue-chip company

Look again at Problem 7. Suppose a blue-chip company requests a six-year financial lease for a $3,000 desk. The company has just issued five-year notes at an interest rate of 6% per year. What is the...

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Q: Suppose that National Waferonics has before it a proposal for a four

Suppose that National Waferonics has before it a proposal for a four-year financial lease of a Waferooney machine. The firm constructs a table like Table 25.2. The bottom line of its table shows the l...

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Q: Look again at the National Waferonics lease in Problem 11. Suppose

Look again at the National Waferonics lease in Problem 11. Suppose that National Waferonics is highly levered and is unable to deduct further interest payments for tax. a. Does this make a lease more...

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Q: Demand for concave utility meters is expanding rapidly, but the industry

Demand for concave utility meters is expanding rapidly, but the industry is highly competitive. A utility meter plant costs $50 million to set up, and it has an annual capacity of 500,000 meters. The...

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Q: Look again at the bus lease described in Table 25.2

Look again at the bus lease described in Table 25.2. a. What is the value of the lease if Greymare’s marginal tax rate is Tc = .30? b. What would the lease value be if the tax rate is 21%, but for tax...

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Q: In Section 25-5, we showed that the lease offered

In Section 25-5, we showed that the lease offered to Greymare Bus Lines had a positive NPV of $660 if Greymare paid no tax and a +$4,930 NPV to a lessor paying 21% tax. What is the minimum lease payme...

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Q: The Safety Razor Company has a large tax-loss carry-

The Safety Razor Company has a large tax-loss carry-forward and does not expect to pay taxes for another 10 years. The company is therefore proposing to lease $100,000 of new machinery. The lease term...

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