On January 1, 2012, Palmer Company leased equipment to Woods Corporation. The following information pertains to this lease.
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The term of the noncancelable lease is 6 years, with no renewal option. The equipment reverts to the lessor at the termination of the lease. |
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Equal rental payments are due on January 1 of each year, beginning in 2012. |
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The fair value of the equipment on January 1, 2012, is $207,700, and its cost is $159,929. |
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The equipment has an economic life of 8 years, with an unguaranteed residual value of $10,970. Woods depreciates all of its equipment on a straight-line basis. |
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Palmer sets the annual rental to ensure an 9% rate of return. Woods's incremental borrowing rate is 10%, and the implicit rate of the lessor is unknown. |
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Collectibility of lease payments is reasonably predictable, and no important uncertainties surround the amount of costs yet to be incurred by the lessor. |
Calculate the amount of the annual rental payment