Exhibit 21-1 on January 1, 2010, Victor Company Signed a Lease

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Exhibit 21-1 On January 1, 2010, Victor Company signed a lease agreement requiring six annual payments of $60, 000, beginning December 31, 2010.The lease qualifies as a capital lease.Victor's incremental borrowing rate was 9% and the lessor's implicit rate, known by Victor, was 10%.The present value factors of an ordinary annuity of $1 for six periods for interest rates of 9% and 10% are 4.485919 and 4.355261, respectively.
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Refer to Exhibit 21-1.The balance of the lease obligation on January 1, 2011, for financial reporting purposes after the lease payment would be (round answers to the nearest dollar)

• A)$ 0
• B)$166, 779
• C)$227, 448
• D)$233, 379

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