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Laura Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2017, to lease equipment

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Question

Laura Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2017, to lease equipment to Kingbird Company. The following information relates to this agreement 1. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 3 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 $55,000 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 aue of $5,000, none of which is guaranteed 4. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments of $17,517 to the lessor, beginning on January 1, 2017 5. The lessee's incremental borrowing rate is 5%. The lessor's implicit rate is 496 and is unknown to the lessee 6. Kingbird uses the straight-line depreciation method for all equipment. (For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.) ? (a) Prepare an amortization schedule that would be suitable for the lessee for the lease term. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,265.) KINGBIRD COMPANY (Lessee) Lease Amortization Schedule Annual Lease Payment Interest on Liability Reduction of Lease Liability Date Lease Liability

Explanation / Answer

Solution a:

Lessee incremental borrowing rate = 5%

Annual rental payments = $17,517

Present value of lease payments = $17,517 * cumulative PV Factor for annuity due at 5% for 3 periods

= $17,517 * 2.85941 = $50,088

Kingbird company (Lessee) Lease Amortization Schedule Date Annual lease payments Interest on liability Reduction of lease liability Lease Liability 1-Jan-17 $50,088 1-Jan-17 $17,517 $0 $17,517 $32,571 1-Jan-18 $17,517 $1,629 $15,888 $16,683 1-Jan-19 $17,517 $834 $16,683 $0 Total $52,551 $2,463 $50,088