llapse question part (a) Prepare the journal entries, that Bridgeport should record on December 31, 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is requ
Bridgeport Steel Company, as lessee, signed a lease agreement for equipment for 5 years, beginning December 31, 2020. Annual rental payments of $46,000 are to be made at the beginning of each lease year (December 31). The interest rate used by the lessor in setting the payment schedule is 7%; Bridgeport’s incremental borrowing rate is 9%. Bridgeport is unaware of the rate being used by the lessor. At the end of the lease, Bridgeport has the option to buy the equipment for $5,000, considerably below its estimated fair value at that time. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value. Bridgeport uses the straight-line method of
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(a)
Prepare the
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
December 31, 2020
(To record leased asset and related liability.)
(To record the first rental payment.)
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