CIMAPRA19-F02-1 Exam - Topic 1 Question 81 Discussion

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Question #: 81
Topic #: 1

EF acquired a copy machine under a three-year operating lease. EF will pay nothing in year one and then will pay $6,000 in years two and three. The estimated economic useful life of the machine is six years.

Which THREE of the following statements are true in respect of how EF will account for its use of the machine and the associated operating lease payments?

AAn asset of $12,000 will be included in EF's property, plant and equipment at the start of the lease.

BEF will record no expense in year one in respect of the operating lease charges for this machine.

CEF will record a credit to bank of $6,000 in year two.

DEF will include an accrual of $4,000 at the end of year one in respect of the lease payments.

EEF will charge $4,000 to profit or loss in each of the three years in respect of this operating lease.

FEF will include an accrual of $6,000 at the end of year one in respect of the lease payments.

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Suggested Answer: A, B, C

by Micaela at Feb 07, 2024, 11:15 PM

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Edmond

3 months ago

Not sure about that $12,000 asset claim, seems off.

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Cristen

3 months ago

$4,000 charge to profit or loss each year sounds right.

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Kaitlyn

3 months ago

Wait, how can they just skip payments in year one?

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Yuonne

4 months ago

I agree, no expense in year one makes sense!

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Domingo

4 months ago

EF won't record any expense in year one, that's true.

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Anika

4 months ago

I feel like B is true since they aren't making any payments in year one, but I’m not sure how that affects the overall accounting treatment.

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Aleta

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to calculate lease expenses, and I think E is true because they would spread the payments evenly over the lease term.

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Gilberto

4 months ago

I’m a bit unsure about the accruals. I think D might be correct since they have to recognize the lease expense over the lease term, but I’m not completely confident.

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Susana

5 months ago

I remember we discussed that operating leases don’t show an asset on the balance sheet, so I think A is definitely false.

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Dorthy

5 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this one. Operating leases have specific accounting requirements, and I think I can identify the correct treatments here.

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Glory

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the different payment patterns in the first and second/third years. I'll need to make sure I understand how to properly account for the uneven lease payments.

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Belen

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The key is to focus on the operating lease nature of the arrangement and the timing of the payments. Let me work through each option.

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Lizbeth

5 months ago

This looks like a tricky lease accounting question. I'll need to carefully review the details and think through the accounting treatment step-by-step.

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Ernie

5 months ago

This is a good test of my understanding of lease accounting. I'll methodically evaluate each statement and select the three that are true based on the information provided.

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Latonia

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the options. Refactoring to serverless seems like a big change, but the Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 options could work. I'll need to think through the pros and cons of each.

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Margurite

5 months ago

I'm feeling a little lost on this one. The wording of the question and options is tripping me up. Maybe I'll come back to it after reviewing my notes on business analysis tasks and responsibilities.

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Carmela

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky question. I'll need to think carefully about the factors that affect a fixed iris camera's performance.

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Jonell

5 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. I'll review the output, identify the significant variables, and then compare the parameter estimates to find the most and least important ones.

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Jess

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure, but I thought that SUAs included a wider range of crimes, not just a small subset. Wouldn't that make B incorrect?

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Jennie

10 months ago

An accrual of $4,000 at the end of year one? That's interesting, but shouldn't the full $6,000 payment be recorded as an expense in years two and three?

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Justine

9 months ago

EF will not record any expense in year one, but will recognize the expense over the lease term.

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Ronald

9 months ago

An accrual of $4,000 at the end of year one is needed to account for the total lease payments over the three-year period.

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Stephane

9 months ago

EF will charge $4,000 to profit or loss in each of the three years for this operating lease.

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Katheryn

9 months ago

EF will include an accrual of $6,000 at the end of year one for the lease payments.

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Kathrine

9 months ago

Yes, the full $6,000 payment will be recorded as an expense in years two and three.

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Shoshana

10 months ago

Yes, EF will record no expense in year one for the operating lease charges.

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Nicolette

10 months ago

A credit to the bank in year two? I guess that's where the $6,000 payment will go, but I wonder how that affects the overall accounting treatment.

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Veronica

10 months ago

Haha, recording no expense in year one? That's like getting a free ride for the first year. I wonder if the IRS would approve of that.

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Craig

9 months ago

Ngoc: True, they're just following the guidelines for operating leases.

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Lakeesha

9 months ago

User 3: I doubt the IRS would have any issues with that, it's all part of the accounting rules.

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Ngoc

10 months ago

User 2: EF lucked out with that one, no expenses to worry about.

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Chandra

10 months ago

User 1: Yeah, it's like a freebie for EF in year one.

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Dell

10 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about including an asset of $12,000 in property, plant, and equipment. Isn't the whole point of an operating lease that we don't record the asset on our books?

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