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- November 29, 2011 at 1:22 pm #50784
I am having problems understanding this part of the question
in the Trial balance
$’000 $’000
Plant on lease to customer at cost (see note below) 56000
Rental income from plant (see note below) 16000NOTE
On 1 October 2003 Chamberlain purchased an item of plant for $56million which it lease to a customer on the same date. The Lease period is four years with annual rentals of $16million in advance. The plant is expected to have a nil residual value at the end of the four years. Chamberlain has been advised that this is a finance lease with an interest rate of 10% per annum.
The problem I am having is that I work it out Chamberlain as follow
cost 56000
Rental (16000)
40000
10% 4000
30/9/04 44000
Rental (16000)
28000
10% 2800
30/9/05 30800I treated the $4000 as finance cost in the Profit and loss and apply $30800 as a non current liability and $13200 (44000-30800) as current liability in the balance sheet.
However the answer for the question treated the $4000 as investment income in the I/S. and in the B/S- Net investment in finance lease – 40,000 and Accrued finance lease income 4,000 under CURRENT ASSET
I AM CONFUSE WITH WHY THEY TREATED THE $4000 AS INCOME AND INCLUDED THE ABOVE FIGURES UNDER CURRENT ASSET AND NOT A LIABILITY.
Can anyone please help me understand this question.
ThanksNovember 29, 2011 at 4:23 pm #90382Yes, Chamberlain is the lessor, not the lessee! This is the mirror image of the “normal” lease question which is usually seen from the perspective of the one using the asset – the lessee.
November 30, 2011 at 12:23 am #90383Thanks
December 4, 2011 at 3:14 pm #90384welcome
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