Question 7

On January 1, 2021, QuickStream Communications leased telephone equipment from Diglum, Inc. Diglum's cash selling price for the equipment is $1,959,867. The lease agreement specifles six annual payments of $450,000 beginning December 31,2021 , and at each December 31 thereafter through 2026. The six-year lease is equal to the estimated useful life of the equipment. The contract specifies that lease payments for each year will increase by the higher of (a) the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding year or (b) 2\%. The CPI at the beginning of the lease is 120. Diglum routinely leases equipment to other firms. The interest rate in these lease arrongements is 10\%. (FV of \$1, PV of \$1. FVA of \$1, PVA of \$1, EVAD of \$1 and PVAD of \$1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required: Prepare the appropriate journal entries for QuickStream to record the lease at its beginning date of January 1, 2021. (If no entry is requlred for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account fleld. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)