East Company leased a new machine from North Company on May 1, 2006, under a lease with the following information:

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Lease term

10 years

Annual rental payable at beginning of each lease year

$40,000

Useful life of machine

12 years

Implicit interest rate

14%

Present value of an annuity of one in advance for ten periods at 14%

5.95

Present value of one for ten periods at 14%

0.27

East has the option to purchase the machine on May 1, 2016 by paying $50,000, which approximates the expected fair value of the machine on the option exercise date. On May 1, 2006, East should record a capitalized lease asset of

  1. $251,500
  2. $238,000
  3. $224,500
  4. $198,000