On January 1, 20X1, Bonduris Company leases warehouse space in Oakland, CA. The lease is for six years with payments to be made at the beginning of each year. The lease calls for Bonduris to pay $15,000 on January 1, 20X1. The lease calls for subsequent lease payments to increase 10% per year. For example, the January 1, 20X2, payment will be $16,500, and theJanuary 1, 20X3, payment will be $18,150. Bonduris has appropriately classified the lease as an operating lease. Bonduris has a calendar reporting year and an incremental borrowing rate of 7%. Bonduris uses straight-line amortization for its long-lived assets. Ignore current and noncurrrent classification for this exercise.

Required:

1. What journal entries should Bonduris make at January 1, 20X1, to record the effects of the lease?

2. Prepare Bonduris’s amortization table for the leased warehouse.

3. What is the balance of the lease liability on January 1, 20X2, after Bonduris makes the lease payment?

4. What is the balance of the right-of-use asset on January 1, 20X2, after Bonduris makes the lease payment?