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Question 11. C Ltd has a fiscal year end of Sep. 30th. On Oct. 1, 20X8 C Ltd leases an asset to a lessee for a term of five years. The lessee is required to make five lease payments of £27,500, starting with Oct 1, 20X8. The fair value of the asset on Oct 1, 20X8 is £113,500. C Ltd incurs initial direct costs of £421 and the rate of interest implicit in the lease is 12%. At the end of the lease term, ownership of the asset will remain with C Ltd, the asset is expected to have come to the end of its economic life and to have a residual scrap value of £5,100. i) Provide two reasons for why this lease is a finance lease and not an operating lease. ii) Calculate the net investment in the lease at commencement. iii) Prepare lessor's journal entries for the year ending Sep. 30th, 20X9.