Answer:
Answer is explained in the explanation section below.
Explanation:
Solution to Part 1:
Present Value of Lease payments:
Total Semiannual Periods (4*2) = 8
Incremental Borrowing Rate (10%/2) = 5%
Semi-annual lease payment = $677829
Cumulative PV factor for annuity due at 5% for 6 periods = 6.786373
So,
Present Value of Lease payments = $677829 x 6.786373
Present Value of Lease payments = $4600000
Solution to Part 2:
Pretax Amount of Liability At December 31:
Present Value of Lease payments = $4600000
Add: Interest expense [(4600000-677829)*5%] = 196109
less: Payments (semiannual payment x 2) = 1355658
Pretax Amount of Liability = 3440451
Pretax Amount of Asset At December 31:
Value of Asset = 4600000
Less: Depreciation (Value of Asset/ Semiannual periods) = 575000
So,
Pretax Amount of Asset = 4600000 - 575000
Pretax Amount of Asset = 4025000