Bridgeport Steel Company, as lessee, signed a lease agreement for equipment for 5 years, beginning December 31, 2020. Annual rental payments of $46,000 are to be made at the beginning of each lease year (December 31). The interest rate used by the lessor in setting the payment schedule is 7%; Bridgeport's incremental borrowing rate is 9%. Bridgeport is unaware of the rate being used by the lessor. At the end of the lease, Bridgeport has the option to buy the equipment for $5,000, considerably below its estimated fair value at that time. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value. Bridgeport uses the straight-line method of depreciation on similar owned equipment.

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(a)

Prepare the journal entries, that Bridgeport should record on December 31, 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and the final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 58,971.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

December 31, 2020

Right-of-Use Asset

186,438

Lease Liability

186,438

(To record leased asset and related liability.)

Lease Liability

46,000

Cash

46,000

(To record the first rental payment.)

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(b)

Prepare the journal entries, that Bridgeport should record on December 31, 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

December 31, 2021

Amortization Expense

39,005

Right-of-Use Asset

39,005

(To record amortization.)

Interest Expense

13,705

Lease Liability

32,295

Cash

46,000

(To record annual payment on lease liability.)

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(c)

Prepare the journal entries, that Bridgeport should record on December 31, 2022. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places e.g. 58,971.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

December 31, 2022

Depreciation Expense

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

(To record annual amortization on leased assets.)

Interest Expense

Lease Liability

Cash

(To record annual payment on lease liability.)