On January 1, 2010, Mabel Company leased equipment by signing a five-year lease that required five payments of $90, 000 due on December 31 of each year.The equipment remains the property of the lessor at the end of the lease, and Mabel does not guarantee any residual value.Using a rate of 10%, Mabel capitalized the lease on January 1, 2010, in the amount of $341, 172.What is the amount of the lease liability on December 31, 2011?

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To calculate the lease liability at December 31, 2011, we need to find the present value of the remaining lease payments as of that date. As of December 31, 2011, two payments of $90,000 each remain to be made (in 2012 and 2013).

To calculate the present value of these payments, we can use the formula for the present value of an ordinary annuity:

PV = PMT x [(1 - (1 / (1 + r)^n)) / r]

Where:
PMT = the annual lease payment
r = the discount rate (10% in this case)
n = the number of payments remaining (2 in this case)

PV = $90,000 x [(1 - (1 / (1 + 0.10)^2)) / 0.10]
PV = $90,000 x [(1 - (1 / 1.21)) / 0.10]
PV = $90,000 x [0.172]
PV = $15,480

Therefore, the lease liability as of December 31, 2011, is:

$341,172 - $15,480 = $325,692

However, this is not one of the answer choices. We need to double-check our calculations to make sure we didn't make a mistake.

Alternatively, we can calculate the lease liability as the present value of all future lease payments discounted at the rate of 10%. In this case, the future lease payments are:

$90,000 due December 31, 2012
$90,000 due December 31, 2013

To calculate the present value of these payments, we can use the formula for the present value of a single amount:

PV = FV / (1 + r)^n

Where:
FV = the future value of the payment
r = the discount rate (10% in this case)
n = the number of periods between now and the payment date (1 or 2 in this case)

PV of 2012 lease payment = $90,000 / (1 + 0.10)^1 = $81,818.18
PV of 2013 lease payment = $90,000 / (1 + 0.10)^2 = $74,900.92

The total present value of the future lease payments is:

PV = $81,818.18 + $74,900.92 = $156,719.10

Therefore, the lease liability as of December 31, 2011, is:

$341,172 - $156,719.10 = $184,452.90

Again, this is not one of the answer choices. We need to check our calculations.

If we assume that the correct answer should be closer to the second calculation (present value of all future payments), then the answer choice that is closest to $184,452.90 is B) $223,818. This is not an exact match, but it is the closest answer choice and may be the best choice given the options.

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