Problem NO: 9

Shapiro Inc. was incorporated in 2013 to operate as a computer software service firm with an accounting fiscal year ending August 31. Shapiro’s primar

Shapiro Inc. was incorporated in 2013 to operate as a computer software service firm with an accounting fiscal year ending August 31. Shapiro’s primary product is a sophisticated online inventory-control system; its customers pay a fixed fee plus a usage charge for using the system. Shapiro has leased a large, Alpha-3 computer system from the manufacturer. The lease calls for a monthly rental of $40,000 for the 144 months (12 years) of the lease term. The estimated useful life of the computer is 15 years.

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Each scheduled monthly rental payment includes $3,000 for full-service maintenance on the computer to be performed by the manufacturer. All rentals are payable on the first day of the month beginning with

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August 1, 2014, the date the computer was installed and the lease agreement was signed. The lease is noncancelable for its 12-year term, and it is secured only by the manufacturer’s chattel lien on the Alpha-3 system. This lease is to be accounted for as a capital lease by Shapiro, and it will be depreciated by the straightline method with no expected salvage value. Borrowed funds for this type of transaction would cost Shapiro 12% per year (1% per month). Following is a schedule of the present value of $1 for selected periods discounted at 1% per period when payments are made at the beginning of each period.

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Periods Present Value of $1 per Period (months) Discounted at 1% per Period

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1 1.000

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2 1.990

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3 2.970

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143 76.658

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144 76.899

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Instructions

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Prepare all entries Shapiro should have made in its accounting records during August 2014 relating to this lease. Give full explanations and show supporting computations for each entry. Remember, August 31,

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2014, is the end of Shapiro’s fiscal accounting period and it will be preparing financial statements on that date. Do not prepare closing entries.

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