CHAPTER 21 –
ValueLessee =
P−∑
t=1
NL(1 − T2)+ D(T2)
[1 + R (1 − T2)]t
Since all the values in both equations above are the same except
and
, we can see
that the values of the lease to its two parties will be opposite in sign only if T1 = T2.
c. Since the lessor’s tax bracket is unchanged, the zero NAL lease payment is the same as we
found in part a. The lessee will not realize the depreciation tax shield, and the aftertax cost of
debt will be the same as the pretax cost of debt. So, the lessee’s maximum lease payment will
be:
14. The decision to buy or lease is made by looking at the incremental cash flows. The loan offered by
the bank merely helps you to establish the appropriate discount rate. Since the deal they are offering
is the same as the market-wide rate, you can ignore the offer and use 9 percent as the pretax discount
rate. In any capital budgeting project, you do not consider the financing which was to be applied to a
specific project. The only exception would be if a specific and special financing deal were tied to a
specific project (like a lower-than-market interest rate loan if you buy a particular car).
a. The incremental cash flows from leasing the machine are the lease payments, the tax savings on
the lease, the lost depreciation tax shield, and the saved purchase price of the machine. The
lease payments are due at the beginning of each year, so the incremental cash flows are:
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Lease:
Lease payment –$830,000 –$830,000 –$830,000 –$830,000
The aftertax discount rate is:
So, the NAL of leasing is:
Since the NAL is negative, the company should buy the equipment.
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