Morgan Leasing Group signs an agreement on January 1, 2019, to lease equipment to Cole plc. The following information relates to this agreement.

1. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 6 years with no renewal option. The equipment has an estimated economic life of 6 years.

2. The cost of the asset to the lessor is £245,000. The fair value of the asset at January 1, 2019, is £245,000.

3. The asset 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 £24,335, none of which is guaranteed.

4. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments, beginning on January 1, 2019.

5. Collectibility of the lease payments by Morgan is probable.

Instructions

(Round all numbers to the nearest pound.)

a. Assuming the lessor desires an 8% rate of return on its investment, calculate the amount of the annual rental payment required. (Round to the nearest pound.)

b. Prepare an amortization schedule that is suitable for the lessor for the lease term.

c. Prepare all of the journal entries for the lessor for 2019 and 2020 to record the lease agreement, the receipt of lease payments, and the recognition of revenue. Assume the lessor's annual accounting period ends on December 31, and it does not use reversing entries.