On December 31, 2017, Day Company leased a new machine from Parr with the following pertinent information:
Question:
On December 31, 2017, Day Company leased a new machine from Parr with the following pertinent information:
Lease term.............................................................................................5 years
Annual rental payable on December 31 (beginning December 31, 2017)...................$50,000
Useful life of machine...............................................................................8 years
Day's incremental borrowing rate.....................................................................15%
Implicit interest rate in lease (known by Day)......................................................11%
The lease is not renewable, and the machine reverts to Parr at the termination of the lease. The cost of the machine on Parr's accounting records is $375,500. Day early-adopted ASU 2016-02.
Required:
1. Explain whether the lease will be an operating lease or a finance lease under ASU 2016-02.
2. Compute the amount of Day's lease liability at the beginning of the lease term under ASU 2016-02 assuming that the first payment has been made.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1259722653
7th edition
Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer