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Given the lease payments, years remaining until the lease expires, and discount

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Question

Given the lease payments, years remaining until the lease expires, and discount rates shown in the following table, calculate the capitalized value of each lease. Assume that lease payments are made at the beginning of each year.

Lease

Lease payment

Remaining Term (Years)

Discount Rate

A

$40,000

12

10%

B

$120,000

8

12%

C

$9,000

18

14%

D

$16,000

3

9%

E

$47,000

20

11%

Lease

Lease payment

Remaining Term (Years)

Discount Rate

A

$40,000

12

10%

B

$120,000

8

12%

C

$9,000

18

14%

D

$16,000

3

9%

E

$47,000

20

11%

Explanation / Answer

The formula to calculate the capitalized value of each lease when the lease payments are made at the beginning of each year = PMT * [{1