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Benton, Inc. leased equipment from Tower Company under a four-year lease requiring equal annual payments of $344,152, with the
first payment due at lease inception. The lease does not transfer ownership, nor is there a bargain purchase option. The equipment has
a 4 year useful life and no salvage value. Benton, Inc.s incremental borrowing rate is 10% and the rate implicit in the lease (which is
known by Benton, Inc.) is 8%. Assuming that this lease is properly classified as a finance lease, what is the amount of Lease Liability
reduction recorded in first year after the lease inception.
PV Annuity Due PV Ordinary Annuity
8%, 4 periods 3.5771 3.31213
10%, 4 periods 3.48685 3.16986
a. $344,152
b. $245,666
c. $252,960
d. $273,199

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