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Chapter 21: Q. 21-14E-a (page 1244)

(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.

Short Answer

Expert verified

The total rent expense is $195,000.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Lessee

The person who has acquired assets on lease from the lessor and has only the right to use the assets as per the lease agreement is called Lessee. In a lease, the agreement lessor is the owner of the assets.

02

Explaining the expense that should Rudy Company record as a result of the facts above for the year ended December 31, 2017

RUDY COMPANY

Rent Expense

For the Year Ended December 31, 2017


Monthly rental

$ 19,500

Lease period in 2017 (March–December)

10 months

$ 195,000

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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.

(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.)

Assume that on January 1, 2017, Kimberly-Clark Corp. signs a 10-year noncancelable lease agreement to lease a storage building from Sheffield Storage Company. The following information pertains to this lease agreement. 1. The agreement requires equal rental payments of \(72,000 beginning on January 1, 2017. 2. The fair value of the building on January 1, 2017, is \)440,000. 3. The building has an estimated economic life of 12 years, with an unguaranteed residual value of \(10,000. Kimberly-Clark depreciates similar buildings on the straight-line method. 4. The lease is nonrenewable. At the termination of the lease, the building reverts to the lessor. 5. Kimberly-Clark’s incremental borrowing rate is 12% per year. The lessor’s implicit rate is not known by Kimberly-Clark. 6. The yearly rental payment includes \)2,471 of executory costs related to taxes on the property.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries on the lessee’s books to reflect the signing of the lease agreement and to record the payments and expenses related to this lease for the years 2017 and 2018. Kimberly-Clark’s corporate year-end is December 31.

Question: (Balance Sheet and Income Statement Disclosure—Lessee) The following facts pertain to a noncancelable lease agreement between Alschuler Leasing Company and McKee Electronics, a lessee, for a computer system.

Inception date

October 1, 2017

Lease term

6 years

Economic life of leased equipment

6 years

Fair value of asset at October 1, 2017

\(300,383

Residual value at end of lease term

–0–

Lessor’s implicit rate

10%

Lessee’s incremental borrowing rate

10%

Annual lease payment due at the beginning of each year, beginning with October 1, 2017

\)62,700

The collectibility of the lease payments is reasonably predictable, and there are no important uncertainties surrounding the costs yet to be incurred by the lessor. The lessee assumes responsibility for all executory costs, which amount to \(5,500 per year and are to be paid each October 1, beginning October 1, 2017. (This \)5,500 is not included in the rental payment of \(62,700.) The asset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term. The straight-line depreciation method is used for all equipment.

The following amortization schedule has been prepared correctly for use by both the lessor and the lessee in accounting for this lease. The lease is to be accounted for properly as a capital lease by the lessee and as a direct-financing lease by the lessor.

Date

Annual lease payments/Receipt

Interest (10%)

On Unpaid liability/Receivable

Reduction of Lease Liability?

Receivable

Balance of Lease Liability/Receivable

10/01/17

\)300,383

10/01/17

\(62,700

\)62,700

237,683

10/01/18

\(62,700

\)23,768

38,932

198,751

10/01/19

\(62,700

19,875

42,825

155,926

10/01/20

\)62,700

15,593

47,107

108,819

10/01/21

\(62,700

10,882

51,818

57,001

10/01/22

\)62,700

5,699*

57,001

0

\(376,200

\)75,817

\(300,383

*Rounding error is \)1.

(b) Assuming the lessee’s accounting period ends on December 31, answer the following questions with respect to this lease agreement.

(3) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee’s income statement for the year ending December 31, 2018?

(Lessor Computations and Entries, Sales-Type Lease with Unguaranteed Residual Value) 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 lessor’s journal entries for the first year.
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