FRM Ltd acquired an item of equipment and enters into a non-cancellable lease agreement with FEN Equipment Ltd on 1 January 2015. The lease consists of the following: Date of inception:  1/1/15 Duration of lease:  4 years Life of leased asset:  5 years Lease payments (annual):  $550,000 (annual) which includes $80,000 for  Maintenance and insurance costs per annum.     Guaranteed residual value (Added to final payment): $190,000 Interest rate:  7%  Formula for PV of $1 in n periods =1/(1+k)n Formula for present value of annuity of $1 per period for n periods = (1- (1/(1+k)n)) / k   where, k is the discount rate expressed in decimal     Required: a) Determine the present value of minimum lease rental payment. b) Prepare the journal entries for FRM Ltd (the Lessee) using the Net Method for the following;           i. Transfer of control   ii. Payment of annual payments for 2015 and 2016.

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FRM Ltd acquired an item of equipment and enters into a non-cancellable lease agreement with FEN Equipment Ltd on 1 January 2015. The lease consists of the following:
Date of inception:  1/1/15
Duration of lease:  4 years
Life of leased asset:  5 years
Lease payments (annual):  $550,000 (annual) which includes $80,000 for  Maintenance and insurance costs per annum.    
Guaranteed residual value (Added to final payment): $190,000
Interest rate:  7% 

Formula for PV of $1 in n periods =1/(1+k)n
Formula for present value of annuity of $1 per period for n periods = (1- (1/(1+k)n)) / k
  where, k is the discount rate expressed in decimal  
  Required:
a) Determine the present value of minimum lease rental payment.
b) Prepare the journal entries for FRM Ltd (the Lessee) using the Net Method for the following;        
  i. Transfer of control
  ii. Payment of annual payments for 2015 and 2016.

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