What is the proper accounting treatment to record a variable lease payment indexed off the CPI? Group of answer choices Record the lease liability based on highest annual increase in the CPI for the past 10 years. Calculate the lease liability based on the base payment and debit an additional expense in subsequent years based on the change in the CPI. Calculate the lease liability based on expected payments over the life of the lease after considering increases in the CPI. Capitalize and depreciate the increased payments based on CPI indexing.

What is the proper accounting treatment to record a variable lease payment indexed off the CPI? Group of answer choices Record the lease liability based on highest annual increase in the CPI for the past 10 years. Calculate the lease liability based on the base payment and debit an additional expense in subsequent years based on the change in the CPI. Calculate the lease liability based on expected payments over the life of the lease after considering increases in the CPI. Capitalize and depreciate the increased payments based on CPI indexing.

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

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Chapter9: Long-term Liabilities

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Problem 17MCQ: Which of the following statements regarding the new accounting rules, which take effect in 2019, for...

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Which of the following statements regarding the new accounting rules, which take effect in 2019, for leases is false? If the lease term is one year or longer, a liability must be recognized. If the lease term is less than one year, an asset must be recognized. The new lease accounting rules will result in more assets and liabilities being recognized on the balance sheet. Leasing will likely remain popular under the new lease accounting rules because leases do not require a large initial outlay of cash.
Each period of a finance lease, the lessee records a lease expense that includes which of the following? Group of answer choices Interest expense on the lease liability, using the effective interest rate method and the discount rate it used to compute the present value of the liability at the lease commencement date; variable lease payments not included in the lease liability in the period in which the obligation for the variable payments is incurred; and changes in variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate. Neither A nor B is correct. Interest expense on the lease liability, using the effective interest rate method and the discount rate it used to compute the present value of the liability at the lease commencement date; variable lease payments not included in the lease liability in the period in which the obligation for the variable payments is incurred. Both A & B are correct.
The interest expense of the lessee during the year when payment is made in advanced shall be: Group of answer choices Lease liability at inception of the lease multiplied by implicit rate of interest. Total present value of lease liability after initial payment multiplied by effective rate of interest. Annul lease payment divided by implicit rate of interest multiplied by effective rate. Cost of ROUA plus PV of restoration cost multiplied by implicit rate of interest.
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