Brecker Company lease an automobile with a fair value of $10,906 from Emporia Motors, Inc, on the following terms

Exercise 21-2 (E21-2) (Lessee Computation and Entries, Capital Lease with Guaranteed Residual Value) Brecker Company lease an automobile with a fair value of $10,906 from Emporia Motors, Inc, on the following terms:

1. Noncancelable term of 50 months
2. Rental of $250 per month (at end of each month). (The present value at 1% per month is $9,800.)
3. Estimated residual value after 50 months is $ 1,180.(the present value at 1% per month is $715.) Brecker Company guarantees the residual value of $ 1,180.
4. Estimated economic life of the automobile is 60 months
5. Brecker Company's incremental borrowing rate is 12% a year (1% a month). Emporia's implicit rate is unknown.

Instructions:
(a.) What is the nature of the lease to Brecker Company?
(b.) What is the present value of the minimum lease payments?
(c.) Record the lease on Brecker Company's books a the date of inception.
(d.) Record the first month's depreciation on Brecker Company's books (assume straight lined)
(e.) Record the first month's lease payment.

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