A lease with a three$-$year term calls for a $$5,000$ payment at the end of each of those years. The three payments are the only ones required in the lease. The residual value at the end of the lease term is not guaranteed. The asset reverts to the lessor at the end of the term. The lessee has no way of knowing the unguaranteed residual value at the end of the lease term, or the one at the end of the asset's useful life, or the total useful life of the asset at inception. However, the lessee does know that the lessor's implicit rate of return is $10\%$ and that the asset's fair market value at inception is $$14,000.$ The lessee's borrowing rate on similar debt is $8\%.$ Therefore, under ASPE:

Multiple Choice

lessee has an operating lease as the present value of lessee minimum lease payments is less than $90\%$ of the asset's fair market value at inception

lessee has an operating lease as none of the four criteria are fulfilled.

lessee has a capital lease as the lease term is at least $75\%$ of the asset's remaining life at inception.

lessee has a capital lease as the present value of lessee minimum lease payments exceeds $90\%$ of the asset's fair market value at inception.

the $90\%$ criterion does not apply in this case