(Lessee-Lessor Accounting for Residual Values) Goring Dairy leases its milking equipment from King Finance Company under the following lease terms.

  1. The lease term is 10 years, noncancelable, and requires equal rental payments of \(30,300 due at the beginning of each year starting January 1, 2017.
  2. The equipment has a fair value and cost at the inception of the lease (January 1, 2017) of \)220,404, an estimated economic life of 10 years, and a residual value (which is guaranteed by Goring Dairy) of \(20,000.
  3. The lease contains no renewable options, and the equipment reverts to King Finance Company upon termination of the lease.
  4. Goring Dairy’s incremental borrowing rate is 9% per year. The implicit rate is also 9%.
  5. Goring Dairy depreciates similar equipment that it owns on a straight-line basis.
  6. Collectibility of the payments is reasonably predictable, and there are no important uncertainties surrounding the costs yet to be incurred by the lessor.

Instructions

(d) On the lessor’s books, what would be the amount recorded as the Net Investment (Lease Receivable) at the inception of the lease, assuming:

  1. The residual value of \)20,000 had been guaranteed by a third party?
  2. The residual value of $20,000 had not been guaranteed at all?

Short Answer

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(1) And (2) are both $220,404, as residual value exists whether or not it is guaranteed.

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Meaning of Guaranteed Residual Value

When a lease expires, a lessee may pay an extra payment in property, cash, or both. Guaranteed residual values are financial promises made by the lessee and are used in the minimum lease payment calculation.

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Explaining the amount that should be recorded as the net investment at the inception of the lease.

In both, the situation when the residual value of $20,000 had been guaranteed by a third party and the residual value of $20,000 had not been guaranteed at all results in the same lease liability of $220,404 since the residual value exists whether or not it is guaranteed.

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Question: (Lessee Entries and Balance Sheet Presentation, Capital Lease) On January 1, 2017, Cage Company contracts to lease equipment for 5 years, agreeing to make a payment of \(137,899 (including the executory costs of \)6,000) at the beginning of each year, starting January 1, 2017. The taxes, the insurance, and the maintenance, estimated at \(6,000 a year, are the obligations of the lessee. The leased equipment is to be capitalized at \)550,000. The asset is to be depreciated on a double-declining-balance basis, and the obligation is to be reduced on an effective-interest basis. Cage’s incremental borrowing rate is 12%, and the implicit rate in the lease is 10%, which is known by Cage. Title to the equipment transfers to Cage when the lease expires. The asset has an estimated useful life of 5 years and no residual value.

Instructions

(a) Explain the probable relationship of the $550,000 amount to the lease arrangement.

(Lessee Entries and Balance Sheet Presentation, Capital Lease) Ludwick Steel Company as lessee signed a lease agreement for equipment for 5 years, beginning December 31, 2017. Annual rental payments of \(40,000 are to be made at the beginning of each lease year (December 31). The taxes, insurance, and the maintenance costs are the obligation of the lessee. The interest rate used by the lessor in setting the payment schedule is 9%; Ludwick’s incremental borrowing rate is 10%. Ludwick is unaware of the rate being used by the lessor. At the end of the lease, Ludwick has the option to buy the equipment for \)1, considerably below its estimated fair value at that time. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value. Ludwick uses the straight-line method of depreciation on similar owned equipment.

Instructions

(d) What amounts would appear on Ludwick’s December 31, 2019, balance sheet relative to the lease arrangement?

(Operating Lease for Lessee and Lessor) On February 20, 2017, Barbara Brent Inc. purchased a machine for \(1,500,000 for the purpose of leasing it. The machine is expected to have a 10-year life, no residual value, and will be depreciated on the straight-line basis. The machine was leased to Rudy Company on March 1, 2017, for a 4-year period at a monthly rental of \)19,500. There is no provision for the renewal of the lease or purchase of the machine by the lessee at the expiration of the lease term. Brent paid $30,000 of commissions associated with negotiating the lease in February 2017.

Instructions

(b) What income or loss before income taxes should Brent record as a result of the facts above for the year ended December 31, 2017? (Hint: Amortize commissions over the life of the lease.)

The residual value is the estimated fair value of the leased property at the end of the lease term.

(b) Of what significance is (1) an unguaranteed and (2) a guaranteed residual value in the lessor’s accounting for a direct-financing lease transaction?

(Amortization Schedule and Journal Entries for Lessee) Laura Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2017, to lease equipment to Plote Company. The following information relates to this agreement.

  1. The term of the noncancelable lease is 5 years with no renewal option. The equipment has an estimated economic life of 5 years.
  2. The fair value of the asset at January 1, 2017, is \(80,000.
  3. The asset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term, at which time the asset is expected to have a residual value of \)7,000, none of which is guaranteed.
  4. Plote Company assumes direct responsibility for all executory costs, which include the following annual amounts: (1) \(900 to Rocky Mountain Insurance Company for insurance and (2) \)1,600 to Laclede County for property taxes.
  5. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments of $18,142.95 to the lessor, beginning on January 1, 2017.
  6. The lessee’s incremental borrowing rate is 12%. The lessor’s implicit rate is 10% and is known to the lessee.
  7. Plote Company uses the straight-line depreciation method for all equipment.
  8. Plote uses reversing entries when appropriate.

Instructions

(Round all numbers to the nearest cent.)

  1. Prepare an amortization schedule that would be suitable for the lessee for the lease term.
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