Morgan Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2020, to lease equipment to Cole Company. The following information relates to this agreement.

1. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 6 years with no renewal option. The equipment has an estimated economic life of 6 years.
2. The cost of the asset to the lessor is $245,000. The fair value of the asset at January 1, 2020, is $245,000.
3. The asset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term, at which time the asset is expected to have a residual value of $24,335, none of which is guaranteed.
4. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments, beginning on January 1, 2020.
5. Collectibility of the lease payments by Morgan is probable.

Required:
Assuming the lessor desires a 8% rate of return on its investment, calculate the amount of the annual rental payment required.

Respuesta :

The annual lease payment is $52,997.27.

What is the annual lease payment?

The annual lease payment is the minimum amount of payment by the lessee over the lease term.

The annual lease payment can be computed by determining the annual payments, which can be computed using an online finance calculator as follows:

Data and Calculations:

N (# of periods) = 6 years

I/Y (Interest per year) = 8%

PV (Present Value) = $245,000

FV (Future Value) = $0

Results:

PMT = $52,997.27

Sum of all periodic payments = $317,983.62

Total Interest = $72,983.62

Thus, the annual lease payment is $52,997.27.

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