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Basic Question 11 of 15

The excess of the fair value of lease property at the inception of the lease over its cost or carrying amount should be considered by the lessor as ______.

A. unearned income from a sales-type lease
B. manufacturer's or dealer's profit from a sales-type lease
C. manufacturer's or dealer's profit from a direct financing lease

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kalps Excess of fair value over the lessor's cost is know as the dealer's profit
moneyguy A direct financing lease yields no initial transaction profit. Revenues are the interest payments received by lessor.
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain the financial reporting of leases from the perspectives of lessors and lessees

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 8.