Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 17PS
Valuing financial leases A lease with a varying rental schedule is known as a structured lease. Try structuring the Greymare Bus Lines lease to increase value to the lessee while preserving the value to the lessor. Assume that Greymare does not pay tax. (Note: In practice, the tax authorities will allow some structuring of rental payments but might be unhappy with some of the schemes you devise.)
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We classify a lease as a finance lease if:
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the present value of lease payments is less than the asset's book value.
the present value of lease payments is less than the asset's fair value.
the lessee obtains control of the use of the asset.
the usual risks and rewards are retained by the lessor.
Leasing is a popular form of financing because
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A. the lessee may not be financially able to purchase.
B. the lessor likely has experience with the equipment being leased.
C. all of these options are true.
D. lease provisions are generally less restrictive than a bond indenture.
The lessor would most likely prefer a ________ or ________ lease to an operating lease. Nonoperating lease treatment would permit a financial service company lessor to remove heavy machinery and equipment, jet airlines, oceangoing vessels, and such from its balance sheet and replace it with the ________, a financial asset compatible with the nature of its business. In addition, the nonoperating lease results in the recognition of ________, rather than ________ revenue.
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standalone; operating; fair value of the leased asset; interest income; rent
direct financing; operating; net investment in the lease; financing income; unearned
standalone price; sales-type; fair value of the leased asset; financing income; unearned
direct financing; sales-type; net investment in the lease; interest income; rent
Chapter 25 Solutions
Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Ch. 25 - Types of lease The following terms are often used...Ch. 25 - Reasons for leasing Some of the following reasons...Ch. 25 - Operating leases Explain why the following...Ch. 25 - Lease characteristics True or false? a. Lease...Ch. 25 - Lease treatment in bankruptcy What happens if a...Ch. 25 - Nonrecourse debt Lenders to leveraged leases hold...Ch. 25 - Operating leases Acme has branched out to rentals...Ch. 25 - Prob. 9PSCh. 25 - Prob. 10PSCh. 25 - Technological change and operating leases Look at...
Ch. 25 - Prob. 12PSCh. 25 - Taxes and leasing Look again at the bus lease...Ch. 25 - Taxes and leasing In Section 25-4 we showed that...Ch. 25 - Valuing financial leases A lease with a varying...Ch. 25 - Prob. 18PSCh. 25 - Valuing leases The Safety Razor Company has a...Ch. 25 - Lease treatment in bankruptcy How does the...Ch. 25 - Leveraged leases How would the lessee in Figure...Ch. 25 - Prob. 22PSCh. 25 - Valuing leases Suppose that the Greymare lease...
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