On January 1, Year One, Green Company leases a machine for four years. Because Green is a relatively new business and is struggling with its cash flows, the lessor sets the payments as $10,000 per year for the first two years and $20,000 for the last two years. These payments were computed based on an implicit interest rate of 10 percent per year. The contract does not meet any of the five criteria to be reported as a finance lease. What amount of expense should Green recognize in Year Two?
Question
On January 1, Year One, Green Company leases a machine for four years. Because Green is a relatively new business and is struggling with its cash flows, the lessor sets the payments as 20,000 for the last two years. These payments were computed based on an implicit interest rate of 10 percent per year. The contract does not meet any of the five criteria to be reported as a finance lease. What amount of expense should Green recognize in Year Two?
Solution
To calculate the amount of expense Green should recognize in Year Two, we need to consider the lease payments and the implicit interest rate.
Step 1: Calculate the total lease payments over the four years. This is 20,000 for the last two years, which totals to $60,000.
Step 2: Calculate the interest expense for Year Two. The interest expense is calculated based on the implicit interest rate of 10 percent per year. At the end of Year One, the lease liability is the total lease payments minus the first year's payment, which is 10,000 = 50,000 * 10% = $5,000.
Step 3: Calculate the total lease expense for Year Two. The total lease expense for Year Two is the lease payment for Year Two plus the interest expense for Year Two. This is 5,000 = $15,000.
Therefore, Green should recognize $15,000 of expense in Year Two.
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