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 |
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| 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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