LM acquired an asset under a 5-year non-cancellable operating lease agreement on 1 January 20X8. Under the terms of the agreement, LM paid nothing for the first year and then made fourpayments of $50,000 in each subsequent year. LM adopted the provisions of IAS 17 Leases when accounting for this agreement.
Which of the following is correct in respect of this operating lease in LM's financial statements for the year to 31December 20X8?
RS has issued an instrument with a nominal value of $1 million, at a discount of 2.5%, and a coupon rate of 6%. The terms of the issue are that the instrument must eitherbe redeemed at par, at the option of the holder, in three years' time, or alternativelyconverted into equity shares in RS.
The characteristics of this instrument taken as a whole indicates that it would be classifed as which of the following?