Santa Corporation
NOTE: These Multiple Choice Questions Require Present Value

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, plants, and equipment and also enters into operating leases for certain facilities.Assume that Santa's incremental borrowing rate is 8%.The company's tax rate is 40%.Listed below are selected financial data for Santa and a portion of the company's operating lease footnote.
$\begin{array}{lrrr}&2012&2011&2010\\\text { Property, Plant, \& Equipment (net) } & \$ 882,468 & \$ 717,453 & \$ 658,214 \\\text { Total Assets } & 1,756,854 & 1,405,484 & 1,254,896 \\\text { Common Shareholders' Equity } & 867,992 & 652,626 & 587,951\end{array}$


$\begin{array}{lrrrr}\text { Sales } & \$ 2,922,915 & \$ 2,415,632 & \\\text { Cost of Goods Sold } & 2,016,811 & 1,642,630 & \\\text { Depreciation Expense } & 78,584 & 67,542 & \\\text { Interest Expense } & 106,663 & 90,343 & \\\text { Net Income } & 248,448 & 217,407 &\end{array}$

sante corp.
Operatine Laraca Disclasure (anounts in thausands)
Operating Lease Camnitsents at the end of 2012
$\begin{array}{rc}{\text { Year }} & \text { Reported Lease Commitments } \\\hline 2013 & \$ 148,239 \\2014 & \$ 252,800 \\2015 & \$ 278,327 \\2016 & \$ 279,210 \\2017 & \$ 285,452 \\\text { Beyond } 2017 & \$ 2471,600\end{array}$

-Using the information provided by Santa Corporation,estimate the average life of the operating leases.

A) 8.66 years
B) 13.66 years
C) 10 years
D) Not able to determine

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