January 1, 2024, Caf Med leased restaurant equipment from Crescent Corporation under a nine-year lease agreement. The lease agreement specifies annual payments of $25,000 beginning January 1, 2024, the beginning of the lease, and on each December 31 thereafter through 2031. The equipment was acquired recently by Crescent at a cost of $180,000 (its fair value) and was expected to have a useful life of 12 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. Because the