On January 1, 20X4, Masons Equipment Inc. (MEI), an equipment manufacturer, entered into a new arrangement, as
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- On January 1, 20X4, Masons Equipment Inc. (MEI), an equipment manufacturer, entered into a new arrangement, as the lessor, to lease equipment with the following terms:
- • An annual lease payment of $80,000 is due at the beginning of each year.
- • The lease term is six years.
- • At the end of the lease, there is a guaranteed residual value of $25,000.
- • The lease has an implied interest rate of 5.4%.
- • The equipment has a cost of $345,000, which is included in inventory.
- • The selling price of the equipment is $460,000, which represents fair market value.
- • The economic useful life of the equipment is eight years.
- Required
- a) Determine the classification of the lease.
- b) Prepare all the journal entries for 20X4 related to this lease. Note that MEI has a December 31 year-end.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025624
10th edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Richard E. Baker
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