Thrillville has $40 million in bonds payable. One of the contractual agreements in the bond indenture is

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Thrillville has $40 million in bonds payable. One of the contractual agreements in the bond indenture is that the debt to equity ratio cannot exceed 2.0. Thrillville's total assets are $80 million, and its liabilities other than the bonds payable are $10 million. The company is considering some additional financing through leasing.
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1. Calculate total stockholders' equity using the balance sheet equation.
2. What is the debt to equity ratio?
3. Explain the difference between an operating lease and a capital lease.
4. The company enters a lease agreement requiring lease payments with a present value of $15 million. Will this lease agreement affect the debt to equity ratio differently if the lease is recorded as an operating lease versus a capital lease?
5. Will entering into the lease cause the debt to equity ratio to be in violation of the contractual agreement in the bond indenture? Show your calculations (a) assuming an operating lease and (b) assuming a capital lease.
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780078110825

2nd Edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, Wayne Thomas, Don Herrmann

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