Question

Laura Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2020, to lease equipment to Marin 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, 2020, is $59,000 3. The anset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term at which time the asset is expected to have a residual value of $1,000, none of which is guaranteed. 4. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments of $19.211 to the lessor, beginning on January 1, 2020. 5. The lessee's incremental borrowing rate is 5%. The lessor's implicitrate is 4% and is unknown to the lessee 6. Marin uses the straight-line depreciation method for all equipment. Click here to view factor tables. (For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided) Prepare an amortization schedule that would be suitable for the lessee for the lease term. (Round answers to decimal placeseg 5,265) MARIN COMPANY (Lessee) Lease Amortization Schedule Annual Lease Payment Intereston Llability Reduction of Lease Liability Lease Liability $ 1/1/20 1/1/20 11/21 1/1/22

Answer 1

Solution:

Present value of minimum lease payment = $19,211 * Cumulative PV factor at 5% for 3 periods of annuity due

= $19,211 * 2.85941 = $54,932

Marin Company (Lessee) Lease Amortization Table
Date	Annual lease payment	Interest on liability	Reduction of lease liability	Lease liability
1-Jan-20				$54,932
1-Jan-20	$19,211	$0	$19,211	$35,721
1-Jan-21	$19,211	$1,786	$17,425	$18,296
1-Jan-22	$19,211	$915	$18,296	$0