ABA CTFA Exam
Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) (Page 17 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

One advantage of a financial lease is that:

  1. It has a shorter maturity than term loans
  2. It never appears as a liability on the balance sheet
  3. It eliminate the needs to make periodic payments
  4. It provides a way to indirectly depreciate land

Answer(s): D



The type of lease that includes a third party, a lender, is called a(n):

  1. Sale and leaseback
  2. Direct leasing arrangement
  3. Leveraged lease
  4. Operating lease

Answer(s): C



A conventional revolving credit agreement allows:

  1. To borrow a fixed amount for the entire commitment period
  2. To borrow for a short-period with a right to renew the loan during the commitment period
  3. To possibly include a provision to convert the credit agreement into a term loan contract at maturity
  4. All of the above

Answer(s): D



A way to analyze whether debt or lease financing would be preferable is to:

  1. Compare the net present values under each alternative, using the cost of capital as the discount rate
  2. Compare the net present values under each alternative, using the after-tax cost of borrowing as the discount rate
  3. Compare the payback periods for each alternative
  4. Compare the effective interest costs involved for each alternative

Answer(s): B



The principal reason for the existence of leasing is that:

  1. Intermediate-term loans are difficult to obtain
  2. This is a type of financing unaffected by changes in tax law
  3. Companies, financial institutions, and individuals derive different benefits from owning
  4. Leasing is a renewable source of intermediate-term funds

Answer(s): C



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