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December 2004 Q2 Chamberlain- fiance lease

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  • November 29, 2011 at 1:22 pm #50784
    rianna
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    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) 16000

    NOTE

    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 30800


    I 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.
    Thanks

    November 29, 2011 at 4:23 pm #90382
    MikeLittle
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    Yes, 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 #90383
    rianna
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    Thanks

    December 4, 2011 at 3:14 pm #90384
    MikeLittle
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    welcome

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