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On December 31, 2015, Lang Corporation leased a ship from Fort Company for an ei

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On December 31, 2015, Lang Corporation leased a ship from Fort Company for an eight-year period expiring December 30, 2023. Equal annual payments of $300,000 are due on December 31 of each year, beginning with December 31, 2015. The lease is properly classified as a capital lease on Lang ‘s books. The present value at December 31, 2015 of the eight lease payments over the lease term discounted at 10% is $1,760,528. Assuming all payments are made on time, the amount that should be reported by Lang Corporation as the total obligation under capital leases on its December 31, 2016 balance sheet is _____________

Explanation / Answer

Solution.

$1,584,475.2

Lang Corporation as the total obligation under capital leases on its December 31, 2016 balance sheet is calculated below :

The present value at December 31, 2015 of the eight lease payments over the lease term discounted at 10% is $1,760,528

The present value at  December 31, 2016 balance sheet = $1,760,528 - 10% of $1,760,528

= $1,760,528 - $1,760,52.8

= $1,584,475.2

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