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, 2012
- Lease term 6 years
- Economic life of leased equipment 6 years
- Fair value of asset at October 1, 2012 $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, 2012 $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, 2012. (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
Payment/Receipt Interest (10%) on Unpaid
Liability/Receivable Reduction of Lease
Liability/Receivable Balance of Lease
Liability/Receivable
- 10/01/12 $300,383
- 10/01/12 $62,700 $62,700 237,683
- 10/01/13 62,700 $23,768 38,932 198,751
- 10/01/14 62,700 19,875 42,825 155,926
- 10/01/15 62,700 15,593 47,107 108,819
- 10/01/16 62,700 10,882 51,818 57,001
- 10/01/17 62,700 5,699 57,001 -0-
- $376,200 $75,817 $300,383
a) Assuming the lessee's accounting period ends on September 30, answer the following questions with respect to this lease agreement. (Round answers to 0 decimal places e.g. 58,971.)
(1) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's income statement for the year ending September 30, 2013
(2) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's balance sheet at September 30, 2013?
(3) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's income statement for the year ending September 30, 2014?
(4) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's balance sheet at September 30, 2014?
(b) Assuming the lessee's accounting period ends on December 31, answer the following questions with respect to this lease agreement. (Round answers to 0 decimal places e.g. 58,971.)
(1) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's income statement for the year ending December 31, 2012?
(2) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's balance sheet at December 31, 2012?
(3) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's income statement for the year ending December 31, 2013?
(4) What items and amounts will appear on the lessee's balance sheet at December 31, 2013?