Asked by Billy Yeung on Jun 26, 2024

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The Rogers Leasing Company signed an agreement to lease an asset that has a fair value of $800, 000 on December 31, 2010.The lease will be paid in seven equal annual payments of $138, 730, beginning on December 31, 2010.The interest rate included in the lease agreement is

A) 8%
B) 7%
C) 6%
D) 5%

Interest Rate

The rate at which a borrower pays interest for borrowing money from a lender.

Equal Annual Payments

Payments made in uniform amounts each year, typically used in amortization of loans or in annuities.

  • Determine financial obligations for loans and leases by applying the time value of money concepts.
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Faisal UllahJun 29, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
We can use the present value formula to calculate the interest rate included in the lease agreement.

PV of lease payments = Lease payments * [1 - 1/(1+r)^n] / r,

where r is the interest rate and n is the number of periods.

Plugging in the known values, we get:

$800,000 = $138,730 * [1 - 1/(1+r)^7] / r

Solving for r, we get:

r = 7%

Therefore, the interest rate included in the lease agreement is 7%. So, the correct answer is B.