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Chapter 21: Q1CA_c. (page 1251)

(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?

Short Answer

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Evans will incur interest costs and pay depreciation charges.

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01

Meaning of Interest Expense

Interest expense can be referred to as the entire interest amount that accrues from any borrowed fundssuch as loans or credits. Too much interest expense can cut into a company's profits.

02

Explaining the expenses related to the lease

Evans will incur an interest cost equal to the interest rate used to capitalize the lease at the start of the period multiplied by the liability's applicable net carrying value at the start of the period.

Evans will also have to pay a depreciation charge on the capitalized cost of the leased asset. This depreciation should be calculated using the leased asset's anticipated useful life and depreciated in accordance with Evans' standard depreciation policy for owned assets.

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(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

(c) Prepare the journal entry or entries, with explanations, that should be recorded on December 31, 2019, by Ludwick.

(Lessor Entries; Direct-Financing Lease with Option to Purchase) Castle Leasing Company signs a lease agreement on January 1, 2017, to lease electronic equipment to Jan Way Company. The term of the noncancelable lease is 2 years, and payments are required at the end of each year. The following information relates to this agreement:

  1. Jan Way Company has the option to purchase the equipment for \(16,000 upon termination of the lease.
  2. The equipment has a cost and fair value of \)160,000 to Castle Leasing Company. The useful economic life is 2 years, with a salvage value of \(16,000.
  3. Jan Way Company is required to pay \)5,000 each year to the lessor for executory costs.
  4. Castle Leasing Company desires to earn a return of 10% on its investment.
  5. Collectibility of the payments is reasonably predictable, and there are no important uncertainties surrounding the costs yet to be incurred by the lessor.

Instructions

(b) Assuming that Jan Way Company exercises its option to purchase the equipment on December 31, 2018, prepare the journal entry to reflect the sale on Castle’s books.

Use the information for Rick Kleckner Corporation from BE21-3. Assume that at December 31, 2017, Kleckner made an adjusting entry to accrue interest expense of \(29,530 on the lease. Prepare Kleckner’s January 1, 2018, journal entry to record the second lease payment of \)53,920.

Rick Kleckner Corporation recorded a capital lease at \(300,000 on January 1, 2017. The interest rate is 12%. Kleckner Corporation made the first lease payment of \)53,920 on January 1, 2017. The lease requires eight annual payments. The equipment has a useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. Prepare Kleckner Corporation’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entries.

(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

(a) What expense should Rudy Company record as a result of the facts above for the year ended December 31, 2017? Show supporting computations in good form.

(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.)

(b) Prepare all of the journal entries for the lessee for 2017 and 2018 to record the lease agreement, the lease payments, and all expenses related to this lease. Assume the lessee’s annual accounting period ends on December 31.
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