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Crane Mfg. leases a machine from Frank Leasing. Ownership of the machine returns to Frank after the 15-year lease expires. The machine is expected to have an economic life of 17 years. At this time, Frank is unable to predict the collectibility of the lease payments to be received from Crane. The present value of the minimum lease payments exceeds 90% of the fair value of the machine. What is the appropriate classification of this lease for Crane?

nmlkj Operating

nmlkj Leveraged

nmlkj Capital

nmlkj Installment

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C

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The question states that the present value of the minimum lease payments exceeds 90% of the fair value

of the machine, and also give information that the lease term is equal to or greater than 75% of the

estimated life of the asset (15/17 = 88%). The criteria to classify and account for the lease as a capital

lease is that at the date of the lease agreement (date of lease inception), the lease must satisfy at least one

of the following four criteria: The lease transfers ownership of the property to the lessee by the end of

the lease; the lease contains a bargain purchase option; the lease term is equal to 75% or more of the

estimated economic life of the leased property (as determined at the inception of the lease); or the

present value of the minimum lease payments (excluding executory costs) equals or exceeds 90% of the

fair value of the leased property at lease inception. Even though there is no transfer of ownership, the

lease meets two of the four criteria to be classified as a capital lease.

                                                                                                  

My question is even the collectibility is not predicatable, can it still be classified as capital lease?

Can anybody kindly let me know where  I understand  it wrong? Thanks.

 

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Nan - Louisiana
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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 19:36 | IP Logged  

The question asks how Crane should classify the lease, not how Frank should classify it.  The fact that Frank has doubts regarding the collectability of the payments is irrelevant.

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If the present value of the minimum lease payments exceed or are 90% of the fair value of the machine, it has met one of the four criteria for being a capital lease.

Criteria for Capital Lease:

O- Ownership

W- Written Bargain Purchase Option

N- (Ninety %) Present value of minimum lease payments are 90% percent of the fair value of the machine

S- (Seventy five %) The lease life is 75% or greater than the assets useful life

Also to answer your question, collectability is never really 100% certain and that is another issue, as long as the lease meets one of the 4 criteria of OWNS from the start date, then its a capital lease.



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Thanks, Nan and cpakat.

I agree with Nan.

cpakat, I copied what I read from the material(bisk) I use for your imformation and let me know if you don't agree.

a.        The lease is a capital lease for the lessee. It is important to note that the lessor always uses the interest rate implicit in the lease in calculating the present value of the minimum lease payments.

b.        Collectibility of the minimum lease payments is reasonably predictable.

c.        No important uncertainties exist regarding the unreimbursable costs yet to be incurred by the lessor under the lease.

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