(1) Assume that the lease payments were actually $280,000 per year, that Consolidated Leasing is also in the 40% tax bracket, and that it also forecasts a $200,000 residual value.
Also, to furnish the maintenance support, Consolidated would have to purchase a maintenance contract from the manufacturer at the same $20,000 annual cost, again paid in advance.
Consolidated Leasing can obtain an expected 10% pre-tax return on investments of similar risk. What would be Consolidated's NPV and IRR of leasing under these conditions?
(2) What do you think the lessor's NPV would be if the lease payment were set at $260,000 per year? (Hint: The lessor's cash flows would be a "mirror image" of the lessee's cash flows.)