Question

To raise operating funds, Signal Aviation sold an airplane on January 1, 2018, to a finance company for $770,000. Signal immediately leased the plane back for a 13-year period, at which time ownership of the airplane will transfer to Signal. The airplane has a fair value of $800,000. Its cost and its book value were $600,000. Its useful life is estimated to be 15 years. The lease requires Signal to make payments of $102,771 to the finance company each January 1. Signal depreciates assets on a straight-line basis. The lease has an implicit rate of 11%.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate entries for Signal on:
1. January 1, 2018, to record the transaction
2. December 31, 2018, to record necessary adjustments

Answer 1

Answer:

Value of the lease = Annual lease payments * PVAD (11%, 13)

Value of the lease = $102,771 * 7.492236

Value of the lease = $770,000

Date      Account Titles and Explanation   Debit$     Credit$

Jan. 1     Leased Asset - Airplane                770000

                   Lease Liability                                            770000

Jan. 1     Lease Liability                                 102771

                    Cash                                                           102771

Dec. 31    Interest Expense                            73395

                ($770,000 - $102,771) x 11%

                     Interest  Payable                                        73395

Dec 31.   Depreciation Expenses                  40,000

               (600,000/15 years)

                       Accumulated Depreciation                     40,000