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Compute present value of operating lease obligations using a 6 percent discount rate for Starbucks at September 28, 2008....(see attached)...

Refer to Exhibit 1.26 (Chapter 1)....

To what extent does the capitalization of operating lease obligations affect your assessment of Starbucks' risk?

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Your tutorial is in Excel (attached). Click in cells to see computations. Some books use "average assets" and "average debt" but I did not average here. I used 2008 amounts. I have attached the 2008 financial statements to the case file (page 2 & 3) so you can see where I got the amounts.

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