Use the information for Rodgers Corporation and Packers, Inc. from BE21.16. Assume that for Packers, Inc., the lessor, the collectibility of the lease payments is probable, and the fair value and cost of the equipment are $60,000. Prepare Packers’ 2022 journal entries, assuming the company uses straight-line depreciation and no residual value.

BE21.16

Rodgers Corporation agrees on January 1, 2022, to lease equipment from Packers, Inc. for 3 years. The lease calls for annual lease payments of $12,000 at the beginning of each year. The lease does not transfer ownership or contain a bargain purchase option, and it is not a specialized asset. In addition, the economic life of the equipment is 10 years, and the present value of the lease payments is less than 90% of the fair value of the equipment. Prepare Rodgers’ journal entries on January 1, 2022 (commencement of the operating lease), and on December 31, 2022. Assume the implicit rate used by the lessor is 8%, which is known to Rodgers.