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An asset costs $440,000 and will be depreciated in a straight-line manner over its three-year life. It will have no salvage value. The lessor can borrow at 7.5 percent and the lessee can borrow at 9 percent. The corporate tax rate is 23 percent for both companies. |
a. | What lease payment will make the lessee and the lessor equally well off? |
b. |
Assume that the lessee pays no taxes and the lessor is in the 23 percent tax bracket. For what range of lease payments does the lease have a positive NPV for both parties? |