In: Accounting
On January 1, 2021, Nath-Langstrom Services, Inc., a computer software training firm, leased several computers under a two-year operating lease agreement from ComputerWorld Leasing, which routinely finances equipment for other firms at an annual interest rate of 6%. The contract calls for four rent payments of $11,500 each, payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31 each year. The computers were acquired by ComputerWorld at a cost of $93,000 and were expected to have a useful life of five years with no residual value. Both firms record amortization and depreciation semiannually. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Required:
1. Prepare appropriate journal entries recorded by Nath-Langstrom Services for the first year of the lease.
2. Prepare appropriate journal entries recorded by ComputerWorld Leasing for the first year of the lease.