On january 2, 20x1, cole co. signed an eight-year noncancelable lease for a new machine, requiring $15,000 annual payments at the beginning of each year. the machine has a useful life of 12 years, with no salvage value. title passes to cole at the lease expiration date. cole use straight-line depreciation for all of its plant assets. aggregate lease payments have a present value on january 2, 20x1, of $108,000, based on an appropriate rate of interest. for 20x1, cole should record amortization expense for the leased machine at:

Cole should record amortization expense for the leased machine at $9,000.

Explanation:

Machine cost would be recorded in book at = present value of Aggregate lease payments

Machine cost would be recorded in book at = $108,000

Depreciation (amortization) expense for the leased machine in first year= (Machine cost - salvage value)/Useful life

Depreciation (amortization) expense for the leased machine in  first year= ($108,000 - 0)/12

Depreciation (amortization) expense for the leased machine in  first year= $ 9,000

Therefore, Cole should record amortization expense for the leased machine at $9,000.

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