Question

Assume that a lessor applies the five criteria to a lease involving equipment and determines that a lease should be classified as a sales-type lease. The entry the lessor will record at the beginning of the lease will include a _______.
Multiple Choice:
O Credit to Right-of-use asset for the carrying amount of the equipment.
O Credit to Right-of-use asset for the present value of the lease payments.
O Debit to Lease receivable for the present value of the lease payments.
O Debit to Lease receivable for the sum of the cash payments over the term of the lease.

Answer 1

Answer:

Debit to Lease receivable for the sum of the cash payments over the term of the lease.

Explanation:

Lease payments are classified as an asset receivable to the lessor in the future. Hence we debit lease receivable.