You're feeling pretty good about Aigrette's financial statements and stop by Mr. Morton's office to let him know you're caught up.

"I'm glad you stopped by," Mr. Morton says. "I'm thinking about offering leases to our customers. I know we lease some of our equipment, so why shouldn't we provide that same option for the people who buy our cars? But I'm not sure how leases affect our financial statements. You'd better look into that for me, and let me know what you think."

You tell him you'll check into it, and you head back to your office. In the file cabinet Ms. Koffler used, you find a file labeled "Equipment Leases."

You remember that the last loan Aigrette took out was at an interest rate of 8%. You are sure the company could get that same rate again if they needed a loan. Aigrette uses straight-line depreciation for all equipment.

You make some notes as you look through the documents, and here's what you have when you are done: