Fontana Company enters into a lease agreement on January 1, 2017, for nonspecialized equipment leased by Mind
Question:
Fontana Company enters into a lease agreement on January 1, 2017, for nonspecialized equipment leased by Mind bender Insurance Company. The following data are relevant to the lease agreement:
• The term of the lease is 4 years with no renewal or purchase options. Annual lease payments of $148,000 are due on January 1 of each year and include all applicable taxes.
• The fair value of the equipment on January 1, 2017, and the cost to Mind bender is $450,000. The equipment has an economic life of 4 years with no salvage value.
• Fontana depreciates similar machinery that it owns using the straight-line method.
• The lessee payments to the lessor include a charge for maintenance. The less, or sells a similar maintenance agreement for $25,000 when purchased without a lease contract. The machinery is leased for $150,000 per year, including taxes, when lessees do not accept the maintenance contract.
• Fontana's incremental borrowing rate is 10% per year. The lessee does not know the implicit rate used in the lease computations.
• Mjndbender indicates that collection from Fontana is reasonably certain.
• Fontana does not make a policy election not to separate the lease and nonlease components.
Required
a. Indicate the type of lease Fontana Company has entered into and what accounting treatment is applicable. Round percentages to the two decimal places.
b. Prepare an amortization schedule for the entire lease term.
c. Prepare the journal entries on Fontana's books that relate to the lease agreement for the first year of the lease term.
Salvage ValueSalvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134730370
2nd edition
Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella