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Chapter 21: Q.21-71FRS (page 1263)

Question: Rick Kleckner Corporation recorded a finance 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 residual value. Prepare Kleckner Corporation’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entries. Assume straight-line depreciation.

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The interest payable is $29,530.

The accumulated depreciation capital lease is $37,500.

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01

Meaning of Finance Lease

A finance lease is a type of financing in which a leasing business(the lessor or owner) buys an asset on behalf of the user (commonly referred to as the hirer or lessee) and rents it to them for a defined amount of time.

02

Preparing adjusting entries

Date

Particular

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Interest Expense

29,530

Interest Payable

29,530

Depreciation Expense

37,500

Accumulated Depreciation

Capital Leases

37,500

Working Notes:

Calculation of Interest payable

interestpayable=(FinannceLease-Leasepayments)×interestrate=($300,000-$53920)×12%=$246,080×12100=$29.530

Calculation of accumulated depreciation capital lease

accumulateddepreciationcapitallease=financeleaseusefullife=$300,0008=$37,500



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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

(c) Prepare all of the lessee’s journal entries for the first year.

(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.

(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.

(Lessee Computations and Entries, Capital Lease with Unguaranteed Residual Value) Assume the same data as in P21-10 with National Airlines having an incremental borrowing rate of 10%.

George Company manufactures a check-in kiosk with an estimated economic life of 12 years and leases it to National Airlines for a period of 10 years. The normal selling price of the equipment is \(278,072, and its unguaranteed residual value at the end of the lease term is estimated to be \)20,000. National will pay annual payments of \(40,000 at the beginning of each year and all maintenance, insurance, and taxes. George incurred costs of \)180,000 in manufacturing the equipment and $4,000 in negotiating and closing the lease. George has determined that the collectibility of the lease payments is reasonably predictable, that no additional costs will be incurred, and that the implicit interest rate is 10%.

Instructions

(c) Prepare all of the lessee’s journal entries for the first year. Assume straight-line depreciation.

Assume that on January 1, 2017, Elmer’s Restaurants sells a computer system to Liquidity Finance Co. for \(680,000 and immediately leases the computer system back. The relevant information is as follows.

  1. The computer was carried on Elmer’s books at a value of \)600,000.
  2. The term of the noncancelable lease is 10 years; title will transfer to Elmer.
  3. The lease agreement requires equal rental payments of \(110,666.81 at the end of each year.
  4. The incremental borrowing rate for Elmer is 12%. Elmer is aware that Liquidity Finance Co. set the annual rental to ensure a rate of return of 10%.
  5. The computer has a fair value of \)680,000 on January 1, 2017, and an estimated economic life of 10 years.
  6. Elmer pays executory costs of $9,000 per year.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries for both the lessee and the lessor for 2017 to reflect the sale and leaseback agreement. No uncertainties exist, and collectibility is reasonably certain.
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