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On January 1 of the current year, Tell Co. leased equipment from Swill Co. under a nine-year sales-type lease. The equipment had a cost of $400,000 and an estimated useful life of 15 years. Semiannual lease payments of $44,000 are due every January 1 and July 1. The present value of lease payments at 12% was $505,000, which equals the sales price of the equipment. Using the straight-line method, what amount should Tell recognize as depreciation expense on the equipment in the current year? Question 9 A twenty-year property lease, classified as an operating lease, provides for a 10% increase in annual payments every five years. In the sixth year compared to the fifth year, the lease will cause the following expenses to increase Question 10 Gei Co. determined that, due to obsolescence, equipment with an original cost of $900,000 and accumulated depreciation at January 1, 2004 of $420,000 had suffered permanent impairment, and as a result should have a carrying value of only $300,000 as of the beginning of the year. In addition, the remaining useful life of the equipment was reduced from 8 years to 3. In its December 31, 2004 balance sheet, what amount should Gei report as accumulated depreciation? Question 11 Dahl Co. traded a delivery van and $5,000 cash for a newer van owned by West Corp. Assume there is no commercial substance to the exchange. The following information relates to the values of the vans on the exchange date: Dahl's income tax rate is 30%. What amounts should Dahl report as gain on exchange of the vans?