Exploration, Inc., leased a starship on January 2, 2003. Terms of the lease require annual payments of

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Exploration, Inc., leased a starship on January 2, 2003. Terms of the lease require annual payments of $41,208 per year for five years. The interest rate on the lease is 12%, and the first payment is due on December 31, 2003. 1. Compute the present value of the lease payments. Assuming the lease qualifies as a capital lease, prepare the journal entry to record the lease. 3. Prepare the journal entry to record the first lease payment on December 31, 2003, and to depreciate the leased asset. Exploration, Inc., uses the straight-line method for depreciating all long-term assets. 4, Interpretive Question: How would the leased asset, and its associated liability, be disclosed on the balance sheet prepared on December 31, 2003?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780324066708

8th Edition

Authors: W. Steven Albrecht, James D. Stice, Earl Kay Stice, K. Fred Skousen, Albrecht S.E.

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