Pepper, Inc. agrees to lease equipment from the Blue Corporation for 10 years at $25,000 at the end of each year. The equipment has a fair value of $175,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years. The lease includes a guaranteed residual value of $10,000. In addition to the lease payments, Pepper will pay $5,000 per year for a maintenance agreement. Pepper can finance this lease with its bank at a 12% rate. The lessor's implicit lease rate, known to the lessee, is 10%.
Present value interest factors are:
$$\begin{array} { l c c }
& \underline { \mathbf { 1 0 \% } } & \underline { \mathbf { 1 2 \% } } \
\text { PVIF \$1 } 10 \text { periods } & 0.38554 & 0.32197 \
\text { PVIF Annuity } 10 \text { periods } & 6.14457 & 5.65022
\end{array}$$
-To value the lease asset,Pepper should use a discount rate of

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Pepper, Inc. agrees to lease equipment from the Blue Corporation for 10 years at $25,000 at the end of each year. The equipment has a fair value of $175,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years. The lease includes a guaranteed residual value of $10,000. In addition to the lease payments, Pepper will pay $5,000 per year for a maintenance agreement. Pepper can finance this lease with its bank at a 12% rate. The lessor's implicit lease rate, known to the lessee, is 10%.
Present value interest factors are:
$$\begin{array} { l c c } 
& \underline { \mathbf { 1 0 \% } } & \underline { \mathbf { 1 2 \% } } \
\text { PVIF \$1 } 10 \text { periods } & 0.38554 & 0.32197 \
\text { PVIF Annuity } 10 \text { periods } & 6.14457 & 5.65022
\end{array}$$
-To value the lease asset,Pepper should use a discount rate of

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Pepper should use the lessor's implicit rate of 10% to value the lease asset because it is known to the lessee and is lower than the rate at which Pepper can borrow from the bank (12%).

Pepper, Inc -To Value the Lease Asset,Pepper Should Use a Discount Rate