In: Accounting
Problem
AAA Leasing Company leases a new machine that has a cost and a fair value of S674,000 to GGG Company on a 12-year non-cancelable contact. The machine has a useful life of 15 years and no residual value. The leased was signed on January 1, 2015. The cost of capital is 6%. The annual lease payment is $69,900. There is no transfer of ownership at the end of the lease, but the lessee can purchase the asset for $330. The machine is depreciated on a straight line basis.
The present value of the minimum lease payments is $586,030.69.
a) Is this an operating or capital lease to the lessee? Why?
b) Prepare an amortization schedule for the lessee or annual rent payment.