Problem 1: In your opinion would a companies prefer to use capital lease or operating lease in acquiring specialty equipment that the company intends to use and keep for almost all of its useful life?
Problem 2: What are some of the various lease options? When would you use one option over the others? What could be the financial influence of this decision?
Problem 3: Under which circumstances would you prefer to lease versus purchase? What are the criteria that you would use to make this decision? What is the financial influence of this decision?
Problem 4: What are the components of the capital structure? What are the differences of these components? How do you determine the optimal mix of the components of the capital structure?