Chapter 5: Q20BP-b (page 531)
The Deluxe Corporation has just signed a 168-month lease on an asset with a 19-year life. The minimum lease payments are \(1,300 per month (\)15,600 per year) and are to be discounted back to the present at a 9 percent annual discount rate. The estimated fair value of the property is $165,000.
b. Calculate the present value of lease payments as a percentage to the fair value of the property.
Short Answer
The present value of lease payments is 73.6% of the fair value of the asset.