Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting, Seventeenth Edition
Pr. 6-150—Calculation of unknown rent and interest.
Pine Leasing Company purchased specialized equipment from Wayne Company on December
31, 2019 for $900,000. On the same date, it leased this equipment to Sears Company for 5 years,
the useful life of the equipment. The lease payments begin January 1, 2020 and are made every
6 months until July 1, 2024. Pine Leasing wants to earn 10% annually on its investment.
Various Factors at 10%
Periods Future Present Future Value of an Present Value of an
or Rents Value of $1 Value of $1 Ordinary Annuity Ordinary Annuity
9 2.35795 .42410 13.57948 5.75902
10 2.59374 .38554 15.93742 6.14457
11 2.85312 .35049 18.53117 6.49506
Various Factors at 5%
Periods Future Present Future Value of an Present Value of an
or Rents Value of $1 Value of $1 Ordinary Annuity Ordinary Annuity
9 1.55133 .64461 11.02656 7.10782
10 1.62889 .61391 12.57789 7.72173
11 1.71034 .58468 14.20679 8.30641
Instructions
(a) Calculate the amount of each rent.
(b) How much interest revenue will Pine earn in 2020?
Pr. 6-151—Deferred annuity.
Carey Company owns a plot of land on which buried toxic wastes have been discovered. Since it
will require several years and a considerable sum of money before the property is fully detoxified
and capable of generating revenues, Carey wishes to sell the land now. It has located two
potential buyers: Buyer A, who is willing to pay $700,000 for the land now, and Buyer B, who is
willing to make 20 annual payments of $110,000 each, with the first payment to be made 5 years
from today. Assuming that the appropriate rate of interest is 9%, to whom should Carey sell the
land? Show calculations.