Crown Point Inc. is in the process of arranging a long-term lease for the company's equipment. The
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(a) Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
(b) Explain generally how an operating lease affects the financial statements of a company, compared with a finance lease.
(c) Is it unethical to deliberately structure a lease as an operating lease just to keep the debt off the financial statements?
(d) Do you think analysts will be able to distinguish among the financial impacts of purchasing equipment by borrowing from a bank compared with leasing it on an operating lease or a finance lease?
Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial... Stakeholders
A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees,...
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118644942
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine
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