Shamrock Company leased equipment from Costner Company begin

Shamrock Company leased equipment from Costner Company, beginning on December 31, 2016. The lease term is 7 years and requires equal rental payments of $38,869 at the beginning of each year of the lease, starting on the commencement date (December 31, 2016). The equipment has a fair value at the commencement date of the lease of $230,000, an estimated useful life of 7 years, and no estimated residual value. The appropriate interest rate is 6%. Prepare Shamrock\'s 2016 and 2017 journal entries, assuming Shamrock depreciates similar equipment it owns on a straight-line basis. (Credit account titles are automatically Indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided and round final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. S,275.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 12/31/16 (To record lease liability) 12/31/16 (To record lease payment 12/31/17

Solution

Solution:

Present value of lease payment = Annual rent payment * Cumulative PV factor for annuity due at 6% for 7 periods
= $38,869 * 5.917324 = $230,000

Journal Entries - Shamrock Company
Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
31-Dec-16	Leased Equipment Dr	$230,000.00
	To Lease liability		$230,000.00
	(To record truck purchased on lease)
31-Dec-16	Lease liability Dr	$38,869.00
	To Cash		$38,869.00
	(To record first lease payment)
31-Dec-17	Lease liability Dr	$27,401.00
	Interest Expense Dr ($230,000 - $38,869)*6%	$11,468.00
	To Cash		$38,869.00
	(To record interest expense and 2nd lease payment)
31-Dec-17	Depreciation Expense Dr	$32,857.00
	To Accumulated depreciation - Equipment		$32,857.00
	(To record amortization of right to use asset)