Question

On May 1, 2021, Cedar Corp. paid $432,000 for rent on warehouse space one year in advance. On November 1, 2021, Cedar Corp. entered into a lease agreement to rent out its old warehouse space it was no longer using. This agreement calls for Cedar to receive $10,000 per month from the lessee, due and payable at the end of the 5-month lease term. At December 31, 2021, none of the rental payments from the lessee had yet been received. If Cedar makes the appropriate adjusting entry, how much will be reported on the December 31, 2021 income statement for rent expense?

Answer 1

Answer: $324,000

Explanation:

Cedar Corp. paid $432,000 for a year in advance. According to the Accrual principle in Accounting, expenses are to be recorded only when incurred.

The rent will therefore have to be apportioned to the months that it has paid for in the current period.

Rent for year = $432,000

Rent for month = 432,000/12 = $36,000

April - December = 9 months

Rent for the year = 9 * 36,000

= $324,000

Note; Question is about Rent expense which is how much Cedar Corp has paid not about how much they have received.