Question

Pisa, Inc. leased equipment from Williamsburg Company under a four-year lease requiring equal annual payments of $68,830, with the first payment due at lease inception. The lease does not transfer ownership, nor is there a bargain purchase option. The equipment has a 4-year useful life and no salvage value. Pisa, Inc.'s incremental borrowing rate is 10% and the rate implicit in the lease (which is known by Pisa, Inc.) is 8%. Assuming that this lease is properly classified as a capital lease, what is the approximate amount of principal reduction recorded when the second lease payment is made in Year 2?

Answer 1

$54,639

Step-by-step explanation:

the approximate amount of principal reduction when the second lease payment is made in Year 2 can be calculated by making the Lease amortization table as follows

DATA

Annual payments = 68,830

Implicit rate = 8%

Annuty factor for 4 years at 8% = 3.55710

Present value of lease payment =$246,212 (68830*3.57710 )

Year 1 Year 2

Opening balance - $177,382(w)

interest - $14,191(w)

payments $68,830 $68,830

principal payments $68,830 $54,639

closing balance $177,382(w) $122,743

Working

Closing balance = Present value of lease payment - Annual payment

Closing balance = $256,212 - $68,830

Closing balance = $177,382

Interest = closing balance x implicit rate

Interest = $177,382 x 8%

Interest = $14,190.56