Question

Skor Co. leased equipment to Douglas Corp. on January 2, 2011 for a 7-year period expiring December 31, 2017. Equal payments under the lease are $600,000 and are due on January 2 of each year. The first payment was made on January 2, 2011. The cost of the equipment is $2,400,000. The lease is appropriately accounted for as a sales-type lease. The present value of the lease payments is $2,800,000. What is the effect on Cost of Goods Sold for the year ended December 31, 2011?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2,400,000

Explanation:

Always remember that in the case of a sales type lease, the lessor at the inception of the sales type lease would recognize sale of equipment at a price of present value of the lease payments which is $2,800,000 and cost of goods sold will be recorded at cost of equipment which is $2,400,000.

Case 1: If the equipment was an inventory then the double entry would be as under:

Recording of Sales:

Dr Lease Asset $2,800,000

Cr           Sale of Inventory $2,800,000

Recording of inventory out:

Dr Cost of Goods Sold $2,400,000

Cr           Inventory Account $2,400,000

Case 2: If the equipment was fixed asset then the double entry would be as under:

Recording of Sales:

Dr Lease Asset $2,800,000

Cr       Sale of Fixed Asset $2,800,000

Recording of equipment handing over to customer:

Dr Cost of Goods Sold $2,400,000

Cr        Equipment Account $2,400,000

In both of the cases the cost of goods sold will be $2,400,000.