Alt Corporation (Lessee) enters into an agreement with Yates Rentals Co (Lessor) on January 1, 2021 for the purpose of leasing a general purpose machine to be used in its manufacturing operations. The following data pertain to the agreement: (a) The term of the noncancelable lease is 3 years with no renewal option. Payments of $574,864 are due on January 1 of each year beginning Jan 1, 2021 (b) The fair value of the machine on January 1, 2021, is $1,600,000. The machine has a remaining economic life of 10 years, with no salvage value. The machine reverts to the lessor upon the termination of the lease. (c) Alt’s incremental borrowing rate is 10% per year. What type of lease is this from Alt Corporation’s viewpoint?

Find the expected net profit of an insurance company on a health-insurance policy if: the probability of a $5000 claim is 20%; the probability of a $1000 claim is 60%; the probability of a $20,000 claim is 10%, and the probability of no claim is 10%. the company charges $4000 for this coverage. interpret your answer.

Amanda rice has just arranged to purchase a $640,000 vacation home in the bahamas with a 20 percent down payment. the mortgage has a 7 percent apr compounded monthly and calls for equal monthly payments over the next 30 years. her first payment will be due one month from now. however, the mortgage has an eight-year balloon payment, meaning that the balance of the loan must be paid off at the end of year 8. there were no other transaction costs or finance charges. how much will amanda’s balloon payment be in eight years

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)