Reference no: EM132973119
On January 1, 2020, Metal Corp., the lessee, enters into an agreement with Plough Rentalz Inc., to lease a machine from them. Both corporations adhere to ASPE. The following data relate to the agreement:
1. The term of the non-cancellable lease is three years with no renewal option. Payments of $ 543,244 are due on December 31 of each year.
2. The fair value of the machine on January 1, 2020, is $ 1,400,000. The machine has a remaining economic life of 10 years, with no residual value. The machine reverts to the lessor upon the termination of the lease.
3. Metal depreciates all its machinery on a straight-line basis.
4. Metal's incremental borrowing rate is 10%. Metal does not have knowledge of the 8% implicit rate used by Plough.
5. Immediately after signing the lease, Plough discovers that Metal is the defendant in a lawsuit that is sufficiently material to make collectibility of future lease payments doubtful.
Problem 1: From Metal's viewpoint, what type of lease is this?
Select one:
a. finance lease.
b. manufacturer or dealer lease.
c. operating lease.
d. other finance lease.
e. Buy back lease.