Blossom Co. leased machinery from Young, Inc. on January 1, 2020. The lease term was for 8 years, with equal annual rental payments of $5,800 at the beginning of each year. In addition, the lease provides an option to purchase the machinery at the end of the lease term for $1,500, which Blossom is reasonably certain it will exercise as it believes the fair value of the machinery will be at least $5,000. The machinery has a useful life of 10 years and a fair value of $43,000. The implicit rate of the lease is not known to Blossom. Blossom’s incremental borrowing rate is 9%. Prepare Blossom’s 2020 journal entries

Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

1. Right of use Dr, $35,743.93

                   To lease liability $35,743.93

(Being lease assets and lease liability is recorded)

Working note as attached using spreadsheet

Here we debited the right of use as it increased the assets and we credited the lease liability as it also increased the liability

2. Lease liability Dr, $5,800

                To Cash $5,800

(Being payment on lease liability is recorded)

Here, we debited the lease liability as it decrease the liability and we credited the cash as  it decreased the asset

3. Interest expenses Dr, $2,694.95

               To Lease liability $2,694.95

(Being interest expenses is recorded)

Here we debited the interest expense as it increased the expenses and we credited the leased liability as it increased the liability

4. Amortization expenses Dr, $3,574.39    ($35,743.93 ÷ 10 )

                 To Right of use $3,574.39

(Being amortization expenses is recorded)

Here we debited the amortization expenses as it increase the expenses and we credited the right of use as it reduced the assets  

Working Note

Interest expenses = (Lease liability - First lease payment) × Incremental borrowing rate

= ($35,743.93 - $5,800) × 9%

= $2,694.95

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