On July 1, 2020, Nickel Ltd. leases equipment from Dime Corp., under an eight year capital (finance) lease. Equal annual payments of $ 100,000 are required, payable on July 1 of each year. The first payment is made on July 1, 2020. The appropriate rate of interest for this lease is 9%, and title will transfer to Nickel at the end of the lease contract. The fair value of the equipment is $ 620,000 and the cost in Dime's accounting records is $ 550,000. The present value of the lease payments is $ 620,637. What is the amount of gross profit and interest income that Dime would record for the year ended December 31, 2020?

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Dime Corp. would record a gross profit of $70,637, which is the difference between the fair value of the equipment ($620,000) and its cost ($550,000). The interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, is calculated as the present value of the lease payments ($620,637) multiplied by the interest rate (9%), resulting in $55,857.33 for a full year. However, since the first payment is made on July 1, 2020, only 6 months of interest income should be recognized for 2020, which is half of $55,857.33, equating to approximately $27,928.67. This answer does not directly match any of the provided options, indicating a potential misunderstanding in the calculation or the interpretation of the options. Given the options provided, the closest match based on the initial calculation logic would be option D, but with the correct understanding that the gross profit is correctly calculated as the difference between the fair value and the cost. The interest income calculation provided does not accurately reflect the options given, suggesting a reevaluation of the interest income calculation might be necessary.