On January 1, 2020, Abreau Company Contracts to Lease Equipment

Essay

On January 1, 2020, Abreau Company contracts to lease equipment for 5 years, agreeing to make a payment of $120,987 at the beginning of each year, starting January 1, 2020. The leased equipment is to be capitalized at $550,000. The asset is to be amortized on a double-declining-balance basis, and the obligation is to be reduced on an effective-interest basis. Abreau's incremental borrowing rate is 6%, and the implicit rate in the lease is 5%, which is known by Abreau. Title to the equipment transfers to Abreau at the end of the lease. The asset has an estimated useful life of 5 years and no residual value.