Pisa, Inc. leased equipment from Williamsburg Company under a four-year lease requiring equal annual payments of $68,830, with the first payment due at lease inception. The lease does not transfer ownership, nor is there a bargain purchase option. The equipment has a 4-year useful life and no salvage value. Pisa, Inc.'s incremental borrowing rate is 10% and the rate implicit in the lease (which is known by Pisa, Inc.) is 8%. Assuming that this lease is properly classified as a capital lease, what is the approximate amount of principal reduction recorded when the second lease payment is made in Year 2?

$54,639

Explanation:

the approximate amount of principal reduction when the second lease payment is made in Year 2 can be calculated by making the Lease amortization table as follows

DATA

Annual payments = 68,830

Implicit rate = 8%

Annuty factor for 4 years at 8% = 3.55710

Present value of lease payment =$246,212 (68830*3.57710 )

                                                      Year 1                Year 2

Opening balance                             -                      $177,382(w)

interest                                              -                      $14,191(w)

payments                                      $68,830             $68,830

principal payments                     $68,830              $54,639

closing balance                          $177,382(w)         $122,743

Working

Closing balance = Present value of lease payment - Annual payment

Closing balance = $256,212 - $68,830

Closing balance = $177,382

Interest = closing balance x implicit rate

Interest =  $177,382 x 8%

Interest = $14,190.56