Kingbird Leasing Company signs a lease agreement on January 1, 2025, to lease electronic equipment to Blossom Company. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 2 years, and payments are required at the end of each year. The following information relates to this agreement. 1. 2. 3. Blossom has the option to purchase the equipment for $12,000 upon termination of the lease. It is not reasonably certain that Blossom will exercise this option. The equipment has a cost of $100,000 and fair value of $120,000 to Kingbird Leasing. The useful economic life is 2 years, with a residual value of $12,000. Kingbird Leasing desires to earn a return of 6% on its investment.

Leasing is a contractual arrangement in which someone (a lessee) pays the owner (or lessor) of a building, land, vehicle, or other asset for the use of that asset. The lease is the agreement between lessee and lessor.