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A) Porter to make annual payments of $60,000 at the end of each year (starting on Dec. 31, 2012)
for five years. Porter must return the equipment to the lessor end of this period.
B) The machinery has an estimated useful life of 6 years and no expected salvage value.
C) Porter uses the straight-line method of depreciation for all of its fixed assets.
D) Porter’s incremental borrowing rate is 8%.
E) The fair value of the asset at January 1, 2012 is $275,000.
Required:
1. Discuss whether Porter should account for the lease as an operating or capital lease and why.
2. Using the above information determine how the lease would affect Porter’s financial statements
in 2013. Use the balance sheet equation below to show the effects.
C + N$A = L + CC + AOCI + RE
ANS:
1. The lease should be accounted for as a capital lease given that it meets the 75% criteria. The
9. Summarize how the following information about Crank Corp.’s restructuring would affect the balance
sheet and income statement summary chart below. Crank Corp.’s restructuring will take approximately
18 months and was announced on March 15, 2010:
(1) On March 15, 2010 Crank Corp. announced its restructuring and recognized a restructuring
charge of $845,000.
(2) The tax effect of the restructuring charge was estimated to be $230,000.
(3) Crank determined that the cost of disposing and removing facilities and equipment during
2010 $312,000.
(4) The tax effect associated with the disposal and removal of facilities and equipment are
$95,000.
(5) Crank Corp. made cash payments to severed employees and lessors for lease terminations in
2010 equal to $78,000.
(6) The tax effect of the severance payments and lease cancellations was $19,000.
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