EXERCISE 21.18 (Continued)
12/31/20
Lease Expense ………………………………………………… 150,955
Lease Liability ………………………………………….. 16,606*
(c) Under the short-term lease election, St. Leger will not need to record the
right-of–use asset or lease liability on its books. Instead, the company can
expense lease payments as incurred.
EXERCISE 21.19 (20-25 minutes)
(a) The lease is an operating lease to both Moeller and Kaluzniak, as none of the
classification tests are met. The lease term is only 43% (3 ÷ 7) of the economic life of
the asset, there is no bargain purchase, ownership does not transfer, and the asset
is not specialized. The calculation for the 90% test shows the present value of lease
payments is below 90% ($3,222 ÷ $7,000 = approximately 46%) and ($3,165 ÷ $7,000 =
approximately 45%):
Kaluzniak Corporation