Elton Electronics Leases Testing Equipment to Startup Corporation

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Multiple Choice

Elton Electronics leases testing equipment to Startup Corporation. The equipment is not specialized and is delivered on January 1, 2019. The fair value of the equipment is $78,000. The cost of the equipment to Elton is $73,000 and the expected life of the testing equipment is 8 years. Elton incurs initial direct costs of $10,000, which they elect to expense. The lease term for the equipment is 8 years, with the first payment due upon delivery, and seven subsequent annual payments beginning on December 31, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2025. Elton's implicit rate is 12% and they expect that collection of the $10,500 lease payments is probable. What is the principal balance in the Net Investment in Lease - Sale Type account after the first payment?

• A) $58,419
• B) $47,919
• C) $73,000
• D) $43,169

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