Harter Company Leased Machinery to Stine Company on July 1

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Multiple Choice

Harter Company leased machinery to Stine Company on July 1, 2015, for a ten-year period expiring June 30, 2025. Equal annual payments under the lease are $150,000 and are due on July 1 of each year. The first payment was made on July 1, 2013. The rate of interest used by Harter and Stine is 9%. The cash selling price of the machinery is $1,050,000 and the cost of the machinery on Harter's accounting records was $930,000. Assuming that the lease is appropriately recorded as a sale for accounting purposes by Harter, what amount of interest revenue would Harter record for the year ended December 31, 2015?

• A) $94,500
• B) $81,000
• C) $40,500
• D) $0

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