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Exercise 21-3 Assume that on January 1, 2014, Kimberly-Clark Corp. signs a 10-ye

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Exercise 21-3

Assume that on January 1, 2014, 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.

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

1/1/14

(To record the lease.)

(To record first payment.)

12/31/14

(To record depreciation.)

(To record interest.)

1/1/15

(To record second payament.)

12/31/15

(To record depreciation.)

(To record interest.)

1. The agreement requires equal rental payments of $72,000 beginning on January 1, 2014. 2. The fair value of the building on January 1, 2014 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.

Explanation / Answer

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

1/1/14

Leased Building

440,000

    Leased Liability

440,000

(To record the lease.)

Executory Cost

2,471

    Lease Liability

   

69,529

              Cash

72,000

(To record first payment.)

12/31/14

Depreciation Expense($440,000/10)

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation- Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expense

44,456.52

     Interest Payable

44,456.52

(To record interest.)

1/1/15

Executory Cost-property Taxes

2,471

Interest Payable

44,456.52

Lease Liability

25,072.48

       Cash

72,000

(To record second payament.)

12/31/15

Depreciation Expense

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation-Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expenses

41,447.82

     Interest Payable

41,447.82

(To record interest.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

1/1/14

Leased Building

440,000

    Leased Liability

440,000

(To record the lease.)

Executory Cost

2,471

    Lease Liability

   

69,529

              Cash

72,000

(To record first payment.)

12/31/14

Depreciation Expense($440,000/10)

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation- Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expense

44,456.52

     Interest Payable

44,456.52

(To record interest.)

1/1/15

Executory Cost-property Taxes

2,471

Interest Payable

44,456.52

Lease Liability

25,072.48

       Cash

72,000

(To record second payament.)

12/31/15

Depreciation Expense

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation-Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expenses

41,447.82

     Interest Payable

41,447.82

(To record interest.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

1/1/14

Leased Building

440,000

    Leased Liability

440,000

(To record the lease.)

Executory Cost

2,471

    Lease Liability

   

69,529

              Cash

72,000

(To record first payment.)

12/31/14

Depreciation Expense($440,000/10)

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation- Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expense

44,456.52

     Interest Payable

44,456.52

(To record interest.)

1/1/15

Executory Cost-property Taxes

2,471

Interest Payable

44,456.52

Lease Liability

25,072.48

       Cash

72,000

(To record second payament.)

12/31/15

Depreciation Expense

44,000

   Accumulated Depreciation-Capital Leases

44,000

(To record depreciation.)

Interest Expenses

41,447.82

     Interest Payable

41,447.82

(To record interest.)