Question: E 2 1 . 1 7 ( LO 3 , 4 ) ( Accounting for an Operating Lease ) On January 1 , 2 0

E21.17(LO 3,4)(Accounting for an Operating Lease) On January 1,2020, Nelson Co. leased a
building to Wise Inc. The relevant information related to the lease is as follows.
The lease arrangement is for 10 years. The building is expected to have a residual value at the end of
the lease of $3,500,000(unguaranteed).
The leased building has a cost of $4,000,000 and was purchased for cash on January 1,2020.
The building is depreciated on a straight-line basis. Its estimated economic life is 50 years with no
salvage value.
Lease payments are $275,000 per year and are made at the beginning of the year.
Wise has an incremental borrowing rate of 8%, and the rate implicit in the lease is unknown to Wise.
Both the lessor and the lessee are on a calendar-year basis.
Instructions
a. Prepare the journal entries that Nelson should make in 2020.
b. Prepare the journal entries that Wise should make in 2020.
 E21.17(LO 3,4)(Accounting for an Operating Lease) On January 1,2020, Nelson Co.

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