ABC Company leased a machine from XYZ Ltd. on July 1, 20×1. …
ABC Company leased a machine from XYZ Ltd. on July 1, 20×1. Annual lease payments of $120,000 are due at inception and every year thereafter, on July 1. The present value of the lease payments on July 1, 20×1, at an implicit interest rate of 5%, was $1,059,000 before recording the first lease payment. How much interest expense will ABC record on December 31, 20×1, when the market interest rate was 4%? NOTE: ABC’s year end is December 31.