Kingbird Company leases an automobile with a fair value of
$20,275 from John Simon Motors, Inc., on the following terms: 1.
Non-cancelable term of 50 months. 2. Rental of $430 per month (at
the beginning of each month). (The present value at 0.5% per month
is $19,077.) 3. Kingbird guarantees a residual value of $1,030 (the
present value at 0.5% per month is $803). Kingbird expects the
probable residual value to be $1,030 at the end of the lease term.
4. Estimated economic life of the automobile is 60 months. 5.
Kingbird’s incremental borrowing rate is 6% a year (0.5% a month).
Simon’s implicit rate is unknown.