Question - Franklin, Inc. leased equipment from Juniper Co. on December 31, 2018. The lease meets the criteria of a finance lease under the new lease accounting standard. The lease requires annual payments of $150,000 due on December 31 of each year, beginning December 31, 2018. The present value of the lease payments is $1,020,000. The interest rate implicit in the lease is 8%. Of the payment due on December 31, 2019, how much will Franklin record as interest expense? (Round to the nearest dollar.)
$81,600
$76,600
$69,600
$57,600