Emporia Corporation is a lessee with a finance lease. The asset is recorded at $900,000 and has an economic life of 8 years. The lease term is 5 years. The asset is expected to have a fair value of $300,000 at the end of 5 years, and a fair value of $100,000 at the end of 8 years. The lease agreement provides for the transfer of title of the asset to the lessee at the end of the lease term. What amount of amortization expense would the lessee record for the first year of the lease

$100,000

Explanation:

Calculation of Depreciation expense:

Depreciation expense that lessee record for the first year of the lease = 900,000-100,000

= 800,000/8 = 100,000

Amount of Depreciation expense that lessee record for the first year of the lease = 100,000

urban company reports the following information regarding its production cost: units produced 37,000 units direct labor $ 30 per unit direct materials $ 35 per unit variable overhead $ 237,000 in total fixed overhead $ 127,000 in total