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    Mar 19, 2014, 08:30 PM
    Calculate Effective Interest Lease Accounting
    Refer to the following lease amortization schedule. The five payments are made annually starting with the inception of the lease. A $2,000 bargain purchase option is exercisable at the end of the five-year lease. The asset has an expected economic life of eight years.
    Lease Payment Cash Payment Effective Interest Decrease in Balance Balance
    34,600

    1 8,000?? 26,600
    2 8,000 2,660 5,340 21,260
    3 8,000 2,126 5,874 15,386
    4 8,000 1,539 6,461 8,925
    5 8,000??
    6 2,000 182 1,818 0


    Q: What is the effective annual interest rate?
    A. 9%.
    B. 10%.
    C. 11%.
    D. 20%.
    My work : I thought I was supposed to do 2,660 / 21,260 which got me 12.5% which is not a choice

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