Marigold Leasing Company signs a lease agreement on January 1, 2017, to lease electronic equipment to Swifty Company. The term of the noncancelable lease is 2 years, and payments are required at the end of each year. The following information relates to this agreement: 1. Swifty Company has the option to purchase the equipment for $15,700 upon termination of the lease. 2. The equipment has a cost and fair value of $157,000 to Marigold Leasing Company. The useful economic life is 2 years, with a salvage value of $15,700. 3. Swifty Company is required to pay $5,000 each year to the lessor for executory costs. 4. Marigold Leasing Company desires to earn a return of 9% on its investment. 5. Collectibility of the payments is reasonably predictable, and there are no important uncertainties surrounding the costs yet to be incurred by the lessor.

(a) Prepare the journal entries on the books of Marigold Leasing to reflect the payments received under the lease and to recognize income for the years 2017 and 2018.

(b) Assuming that Swifty Company exercises its option to purchase the equipment on December 31, 2018, prepare the journal entry to reflect the sale on Marigolds books.