In: Accounting
On December 31, 2021, Blossom Corporation leased a ship from
Fort Company for an eight-year period expiring December 30, 2029.
Equal annual payments of $420000 are due on December 31 of each
year, beginning with December 31, 2021. The lease is properly
classified as a finance lease on Blossom‘s books. The present value
at December 31, 2021 of the eight lease payments over the lease
term discounted at 9% is $2533839. Assuming all payments are made
on time, the amount that should be reported by Blossom Corporation
as the total liability for finance leases on its December 31, 2022
balance sheet is
$2113839.
$2533839.
$1884085.
$2520000.
Option , $1884085
Workings:
Total liability for finance leases on its December 31, 2022 balance sheet = (2533839-420000)*1.09 - 420000
= 1884084.51 or 1884085