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On January 3, 2010, the Walton Corporation signed a 10-year non-cancellable lease for manufacturing equipment.The fair value of the equipment at that time was $550, 000.At the end of the lease period, the equipment, which has an estimated life of 15 years, will be returned to the lessor.Additional information is below:  Lease payments(year-end)  $80,000 WaltonCorporation’s incremental borrowing rate 10% Lessor’s implicit interest rate (known to Walton)  12%Present value factor for an ordinary annuity of 10 years at 10%6.144567Present value factor for an ordinaty annuity of 10 yearsat 12%5.650223\begin{array}{ll}\text { Lease payments(year-end) } & \$ 80,000 \\\text { WaltonCorporation's incremental borrowing rate } & 10 \% \\\text { Lessor's implicit interest rate (known to Walton) } & 12 \%\\\text {Present value factor for an ordinary annuity of 10 years }\\\text {at \( 10 \% \) }&6.144567\\\text {Present value factor for an ordinaty annuity of 10 years}\\\text {at \( 12 \% \) }&5.650223\end{array}
Walton should


A) capitalize the equipment at $550, 000
B) capitalize the equipment at $491, 565
C) capitalize the equipment at $452, 018
D) not capitalize the equipment

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