Imagine you are a CFO for a company that is contemplating leasing some machinery for the operations.
Question:
Imagine you are a CFO for a company that is contemplating leasing some machinery for the operations. The machinery costs -$12,000,003 and would be depreciated straight-line to zero over 9 years. Because of the state of the economy, both you and the lessor are evaluating this project for four years. You can lease the machinery for $625,625 per year for the four years. Assume that your tax rate is 50% and that of the lessor is 52%. You can borrow at 8.5% before taxes.
a. What would be the net present value of the cash flows for the lessee?
b. What would be the net present value of the cash flows for the lessor?
c. What would be the maximum payment that a lessee would be willing to pay?
d. What would be the minimum payment that a lessor would be willing to accept?
e. Would there be a deal between the lessee and lessor?