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Chapter 21: Q21-2E-a (page 1241)

Question: (Lessee Computations and Entries; Capital Lease with Guaranteed Residual Value) Pat Delaney Company leases an automobile with a fair value of \(8,725 from John Simon Motors, Inc., on the following terms:

  1. Noncancelable term of 50 months.
  2. Rental of \)200 per month (at end of each month). (The present value at 1% per month is \(7,840.)
  3. Estimated residual value after 50 months is \)1,180. (The present value at 1% per month is \(715.) Delaney Company guarantees the residual value of \)1,180.
  4. Estimated economic life of the automobile is 60 months.
  5. Delaney Company’s incremental borrowing rate is 12% a year (1% a month). Simon’s implicit rate is unknown.

Instructions

a. What is the nature of this lease to Delaney Company?

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The present value of the lease exceeds 90% of the fair value

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Meaning of Lease

In exchange for one or more payments, a lessor agrees to allow a lessee to have authority over the use of specific property, plant, and equipment for a specified length of time. Depending on whether an entity is a lessee or the lessor, there are different sorts of lease designations. Following that, we'll go over these terms.

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Explaining the nature of the lease to Delaney Company

This lease is a capital lease to Delaney because the terms meet the following criteria:

  1. The term of the lease exceeds 75% of the economic life of the leased asset, i.e., the term of the lease is 831/3%percent (50/60) of the economic life of the asset.
  2. The present value of the minimum lease payment exceeds 90% of the fair value of the leased asset; For example, the present value of $8,555 is over 90% of the leased property's fair value.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Alice Foyle, M.D. (lessee), has a noncancelable 20-year lease with Brownback Realty, Inc. (lessor) for the use of a medical building. Taxes, insurance, and maintenance are paid by the lessee in addition to the fixed annual payments, of which the present value is equal to the fair value of the leased property. At the end of the lease period, title becomes the lessee’s at a nominal price. Considering the terms of the lease described above, comment on the nature of the lease transaction and the accounting treatment that should be accorded it by the lessee.

The following are four independent situations.

(a) On December 31, 2017, Zarle Inc. sold computer equipment to Daniell Co. and immediately leased it back for 10 years. The sales price of the equipment was \(520,000, its carrying amount is \)400,000, and its estimated remaining economic life is 12 years. Determine the amount of deferred revenue to be reported from the sale of the computer equipment on December 31, 2017.

(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?

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

(b) Prepare the journal entry or entries that should be recorded on January 1, 2017, by Cage Company.

(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

(b) How should Evans account for this lease at its inception and determine the amount to be recorded?
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