interview question: how to calculate capitlized lease quickly

Hi,
Say for example a Company takes on a lease obligation of $500,000 for 10 years, with an interest rate of 10%. The company must make 10 payments of $81,372.70
(I pulled this off the internet)

How do you calculate the payments? And what shows up on the three financial statements?

 
Best Response

You'd have a hell of a time trying to calculate the payments (if that's your question). Normally you'd use Excel or a financial calculator for that.

  • You'd never be asked to do this on an interview - though you might have to note that payments would always be higher than $50k for example.

With regards to the statements, it depends on whether you treat it as a capital lease (financing) or an operating lease (rent):

Operating:

B/S - Nothing I/S - Rent Expense ($87k) C/F - Included in CFO (Through Net Income)

Capital Lease:

B/S - Time 0 = Asset ($10m) | Liability ($10m) Year 1+ = Asset ($10m - Depreciation - $1m if straight-line over 10 years) | Liability ($10m - Principal Repaid to Date)

I/S - Time 0 = Nothing Year 1+ = Depreciation ($1m if straight-line over 10 years) & Interest Expense (Interest Portion of Payments - which varies annually based on paid off principal)

C/F - No difference between Operating and Capital lease.

 

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