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Chapter 21: 5CA (page 1252)

(Lessee Capitalization of Bargain-Purchase Option) Albertsen Corporation is considering proposals for either leasing or purchasing aircraft. The proposed lease agreement involves a twin-engine turboprop Viking that has a fair value of \(1,000,000. This plane would be leased for a period of 10 years beginning January 1, 2017. The lease agreement is cancelable only upon accidental destruction of the plane. An annual lease payment of \)141,780 is due on January 1 of each year; the first payment is to be made on January 1, 2017. Maintenance operations are strictly scheduled by the lessor, and Albertsen Corporation will pay for these services as they are performed. Estimated annual maintenance costs are \(6,900. The lessor will pay all insurance premiums and local property taxes, which amount to a combined total of \)4,000 annually and are included in the annual lease payment of \(141,780. Upon expiration of the 10-year lease, Albertsen Corporation can purchase the Viking for \)44,440. The estimated useful life of the plane is 15 years, and its salvage value in the used plane market is estimated to be \(100,000 after 10 years. The salvage value probably will never be less than \)75,000 if the engines are overhauled and maintained as prescribed by the manufacturer. If the purchase option is not exercised, possession of the plane will revert to the lessor, and there is no provision for renewing the lease agreement beyond its termination on December 31, 2026.

Albertsen Corporation can borrow \(1,000,000 under a 10-year term loan agreement at an annual interest rate of 12%. The lessor’s implicit interest rate is not expressly stated in the lease agreement, but this rate appears to be approximately 8% based on 10 net rental payments of \)137,780 per year and the initial fair value of \(1,000,000 for the plane. On January 1, 2017, the present value of all net rental payments and the purchase option of \)44,440 is \(888,890 using the 12% interest rate. The present value of all net rental payments and the \)44,440 purchase option on January 1, 2017, is $1,022,226 using the 8% interest rate implicit in the lease agreement. The financial vice president of Albertsen Corporation has established that this lease agreement is a capital lease as defined in GAAP.

Instructions

  1. What is the appropriate amount that Albertsen Corporation should recognize for the leased aircraft on its balance sheet after the lease is signed?

Short Answer

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The appropriate amount for the leased aircraft is $1,000,000.

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Meaning of Bargain purchase option (BPO)

A BPO is alessee's contractual right to acquire a leased asset at a fixed price that is much lower than its projected fair value when the option becomes exercisable at the end of the basic lease period, with the option priced to assure execution.

02

Explaining the appropriate amount that Albertsen Corporation should recognize for the leased aircraft on its balance sheet after the lease is signed.

The proper amount of the leased aircraft should be recorded as $1,000,000 on the balance sheet of Albertson Corporation. In this case, the present value of net rental payments plus the purchase option ($1,022,226) is less than the fair value. The thing is appraised at its fair market value when this happens..

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(Lessee Computations and Entries, Capital Lease with Guaranteed Residual Value) Assume the same data as in P21-13 and that Chambers Medical Center has an incremental borrowing rate of 10%.

Lessor Computations and Entries, Sales-Type Lease with Guaranteed Residual Value) Amirante Inc. manufactures an X-ray machine with an estimated life of 12 years and leases it to Chambers Medical Center for a period of 10 years. The normal selling price of the machine is \(411,324, and its guaranteed residual value at the end of the noncancelable lease term is estimated to be \)15,000. The hospital will pay rents of \(60,000 at the beginning of each year and all maintenance, insurance, and taxes. Amirante Inc. incurred costs of \)250,000 in manufacturing the machine and $14,000 in negotiating and closing the lease. Amirante Inc. has determined that the collectibility of the lease payments is reasonably predictable, that there will be no additional costs incurred, and that the implicit interest rate is 10%.

Instructions

(a) Discuss the nature of this lease in relation to the lessee, and compute the amount of the initial lease liability.

What disclosures should be made by lessees and lessors related to future lease payments?

(Accounting for an Operating Lease) On January 1, 2017, a machine was purchased for \(900,000 by Young Co. The machine is expected to have an 8-year life with no salvage value. It is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The machine was leased to St. Leger Inc. on January 1, 2017, at an annual rental of \)210,000. Other relevant information is as follows.

  1. The lease term is for 3 years.
  2. Young Co. incurred maintenance and other executory costs of \(25,000 in 2017 related to this lease.
  3. The machine could have been sold by Young Co. for \)940,000 instead of leasing it.
  4. St. Leger is required to pay a rent security deposit of \(35,000 and to prepay the last month’s rent of \)17,500.

Instructions

(a) How much should Young Co. report as income before income tax on this lease for 2017?

(Lessee Entries, Capital Lease with Monthly Payments) Shapiro Inc. was incorporated in 2016 to operate as a computer software service firm with an accounting fiscal year ending August 31. Shapiro’s primary product is a sophisticated online inventory-control system; its customers pay a fixed fee plus a usage charge for using the system.

Shapiro has leased a large, Alpha-3 computer system from the manufacturer. The lease calls for a monthly rental of \(40,000 for the 144 months (12 years) of the lease term. The estimated useful life of the computer is 15 years.

Each scheduled monthly rental payment includes \)3,000 for full-service maintenance on the computer to be performed by the manufacturer. All rentals are payable on the first day of the month beginning with August 1, 2017, the date the computer was installed and the lease agreement was signed. The lease is noncancelable for its 12-year term, and it is secured only by the manufacturer’s chattel lien on the Alpha-3 system.

This lease is to be accounted for as a capital lease by Shapiro, and it will be depreciated by the straight-line method with no expected salvage value. Borrowed funds for this type of transaction would cost Shapiro 12% per year (1% per month). Following is a schedule of the present value of \(1 for selected periods discounted at 1% per period when payments are made at the beginning of each period.

Periods Present (months)

Present Value of \)1 per Period Discounted at 1% per Period

1

1.000

2

1.990

3

2.970

143

76.658

144

76.899

Instructions

Prepare all entries Shapiro should have made in its accounting records during August 2017 relating to this lease. Give full explanations and show supporting computations for each entry. Remember, August 31, 2017, is the end of Shapiro’s fiscal accounting period and it will be preparing financial statements on that date. Do not prepare closing entries.

(Lessee Accounting and Reporting) On January 1, 2017, Evans Company entered into a noncancelable lease for a machine to be used in its manufacturing operations. The lease transfers ownership of the machine to Evans by the end of the lease term. The term of the lease is 8 years. The minimum lease payment made by Evans on January 1, 2017, was one of eight equal annual payments. At the inception of the lease, the criteria established for classification as a capital lease by the lessee were met.

Instructions

(c) What expenses related to this lease will Evans incur during the first year of the lease, and how will they be determined?
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