NOTE: the Following Multiple Choice Questions Require Present Value Information

question 34

Multiple Choice

NOTE: The following multiple choice questions require present value information. On January 1, 2006, Price Corporation signed a five-year noncancelable lease for certain machinery. The terms of the lease called for:
At January 1, 2006 Price should record an asset and liability with respect to the equipment lease equal to

• A) $258,726
• B) $239,562
• C) $275,000
• D) $0

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