FRM Ltd acquired an item of equipment and enters into a non-cancellable lease agreement with FEN Equipment Ltd on 1 January 2015. The lease consists of the following:

Date of inception: 1/1/15

Duration of lease: 4 years

Life of leased asset: 5 years

Lease payments (annual): $550 000 (annual) which includes $80 000 for Maintenance and insurance costs per annum.

Guaranteed residual value (Added to final payment): $190 000

Interest rate: 7%

Formula for PV of $1 in n periods =1/(1+k)n

Formula for present value of annuity of $1 per period for n periods = 1-1/(1+k)ⁿ

k

where, k is the discount rate expressed in decimal

Required: a) Determine the present value of minimum lease rental payment. (5 Marks)