PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 25, Problem 5PS
Lease characteristics* 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 leases is that they provide off-balance-sheet financing.
- c. The cost of capital for a financial lease is the pretax interest rate the company would pay on a bank loan.
- d. An equivalent loan’s principal plus after-tax interest payments exactly match the after-tax cash flows of the lease.
- e. A financial lease should not be undertaken unless it provides more financing than the equivalent loan.
- f. It makes sense for firms that pay no taxes to lease from firms that do.
- g. Other things equal, the net tax advantage of leasing increases as nominal interest rates increase.
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Which of the following statements are true?
I. Financial leasing can still provide off-balance sheet financing.
II. The cost of capital for a financial lease is the interest rate the company
would pay on a bank loan.
III. An equivalent loan's principal plus after-tax interest payments exactly
match the after-tax cash flows of the lease.
IV. It makes sense for firms that pay no taxes to lease from firms that do.
Select one:
O a. II, III and IV only
O b. I. Il and II.
O. Il and IIl only
O d. I, II, II, and IV
When a lessee makes periodic cash payments for a finance lease, which of the following accounts is increased?
A.Lease Liability
B.Lease Rental Expense
C.Right-of-Use Asset
D.Interest Expense
When a lessor receives cash on a sales-type lease, which of the following accounts is decreased?
A. Lease Receivable
B. Interest Revenue: Leases
C. Unearned Interest: Leases
D. Lease Rental Revenue
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PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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