The Appropriate Discount Rate for Valuing a fiNancial Lease Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

The appropriate discount rate for valuing a financial lease is:

• A)the firm's after-tax weighted average cost of capital.
• B)the after-tax required return on assets of risks similar to the leased asset.
• C)the after-tax cost of secured borrowing.
• D)Either A or B.
• E)All of the above.

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