Question: PLEASE HELP! IM STUCK! Lease conversion from operating to corporation: A company has borrowing cost of about 4% in 2014 and lease balance $4,300 Fiscal

PLEASE HELP! IM STUCK!

Lease conversion from operating to corporation:

A company has borrowing cost of about 4% in 2014 and lease balance $4,300

Fiscal Year

Capital Leases

Operating Lease

2014

$25

$400

2015

10

420

2016

--

380

2017

--

350

2018

320

Thereafter

3,500

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Year

Payment

Discount Factor

Present Value (4%)

Interest

Lease Obligation

Lease Balance

2013

$4,300

2014

400

0.9615

385.6

172

228

4,072

2015

420

0.9246

388.3

163

257

3,815

2016

380

0.8890

337.8

153

227

3,587

2017

350

0.8548

299.2

143

207

3,381

2018

320

0.8219

263.0

135

185

3,196

2019

320

0.7903

2020

320

0.7599

2021

320

0.7307

2022

320

0.7026

2023

320

0.6756

2024

320

0.6496

2025

320

0.6246

2026

320

0.6006

2027

320

2028

320

2029

Calculation:

[1] Payment: from the operating lease table, you will take 320 up to 2028 and make the adjustment on 2029 in order to have a zero balance after converting to capital lease.

[2] Discount Factor: can find from the present value table

[3] Present value (4%): Payment [1] x discount factor [2]

[4] Interest = lease balance [6] x interest rate 4%

[5] Lease obligation = Payment [1] Interest [4]

Instructions:

[1] calculate the additional years of conversion from operating to capital [2] calculation the payment, discount factor, PV, interest, lease obligation, and lease balance. [3] Please find the discount factor in the last 3 years. [4] provide a brief interpretation of your calculation

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