On January 2, 2003, Cameron Company contracted to lease a computer on a noncancelable basis for five
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On January 2, 2003, Cameron Company contracted to lease a computer on a noncancelable basis for five years at an annual rental of $63,000, payable at the end of each year. The computer has an estimated economic life of six years. There is no bargain purchase option, and the computer will be returned to the lessor at the end of the five-year term of the lease. At the beginning of the lease, the computer has a fair market value of $240,000, and the present value of the lease payments equals $238,820. 1. Is this a capital lease or an operating lease? Explain. Assuming that the lease is an operating lease, prepare the journal entries for Cameron Company for 2003. 3. Assuming that the lease is a capital lease, prepare the journal entries for Cameron Company for 2003. Assume the lease payment at the end of 2003 includes interest of $23,882.
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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.