10. Suppose that National Waferonics is highly levered and is unable to deduct further interest payments for tax.

a. Does this make a lease more or less attractive?

b. Recalculate the NPV of the lease by constructing an equivalent loan. (Hint: Start with the final year. The final repayment of the loan with interest should be set equal to the cash flow on the lease.)

760 Part Eight Debt Financing Questions 12 to 17 all refer to Greymare’s bus lease. To answer them you may find it helpful to use the Beyond the Page live Excel spreadsheets in Connect.