Answer:
Option C). This is a capital lease because it meets at least one of the four capital lease criteria.
Explanation:
In the following situations, the lease transactions are called Finance Lease.
i) The lessee will get the ownership of leased asset at the end of the lease term.
ii) The lessee has an option to buy the leased asset at the end of lease term at price, which is lower than its expected fair value at the date on which option will be excercised.
iii) The lease term covers the major part of the life of asset.
iv) At the beginning of lease term, Present value of minimum lease rental covers substantially the initial fair value of the leased asset.
In the given question, Present value of minimum lease rental amounting to $ 78 million covers substantially 94 % portion of the initial fair value of leased asset. Accordingly, last condition / last situation mentioned above to treat lease as finance lease is satisfied in the given question. In other words, out of four capital lease criteria mentioned above, fourth criteria / fourth condition (At the beginning of lease term, Present value of minimum lease rental covers substantially the initial fair value of the leased asset) is satisfied in this given question.
Present value of minimum lease rental as a percentage of initial fair value of leased asset :-
= (78 Million / 83 Million ) * 100
= 0.94 * 100
= 94 % (approx).
Lease in given question is capital lease because it meets at least one of the four capital lease criteria.
