Question: The Hardaway Corporation plans to lease a $900,000 asset to the O'Neil Corporation. The lease will be for 10 years.
a. If the Hardaway Corporation desires a 12 percent return on its investment, how much should the lease payments be?
b. If the Hardaway Corporation is able to take a 10 percent deduction from the purchase price of $900,000 and will pass the benefits along to the O'Neil Corporation in the form of lower lease payments (related to the Hardaway Corporation's lower initial net cost), how much should the revised lease payments be? Continue to assume the Hardaway Corporation desires a 12 percent return on the 10-year lease.