Question 2. 2. Santa Corporation NOTE: These multiple choice questions require present value information. Santa Corporation manufactures Christmas decorations and supplies throughout the world. The company owns property, plant, and equipment and also enters into operating leases for certain facilities. Assume that Santas incremental borrowing rate is 8%. The company's tax rate is 40%. Listed below is selected financial data for Santa and a portion of the company's operating lease footnote. | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | Property, Plant, & Equipment (net) | $ 882,468 | $ 717,453 | $ 658,214 | Total Assets | 1,756,854 | 1,405,484 | 1,254,896 | Common Shareholders Equity | 867,992 | 652,626 | 587,951 | Sales | $2,922,915 | $2,415,632 | | Cost of Goods Sold | 2,016,811 | 1,642,630 | | Depreciation Expense | 78,584 | 67,542 | | Interest Expense | 106,663 | 90,343 | | Net Income | 248,448 | 217,407 | | Santa Corp. Operating Lease Disclosure (amounts in thousands) Operating Lease Commitments at the end of 2012 Year Reported Lease Commitments 2013 $148,239 2014 $252,800 2015 $278,327 2016 $279,210 2017 $285,452 Beyond 2017 $2,471,600 Using the information provided by Santa Corporation what would be an estimate of the average life of the operating leases? (Points : 2) |