On December 1,Year 1,Tom V.company entered into an operating lease for office space for its executives for 10years at a monthly rental of $200.000,increasing to $400.000 halfway through the lease.On that date,Tom V. paid the landlord the following amounts:
  First month's rent           $200.000
  Last month's rent            $400.000
  Installation of new carpet     600.000
  Total                        $1.200.000
  The entire amount was charged to rent expense in Year1.What amount should Tom V.have charged to expense for the year?
  A.$300.000
  B.$1.200.000
  C.$305.000
  D.$200.000
  解题思路: 题目要我们求Year1的rent expense是多少。看到这首先明白是是Operating lease.
  既然是考Operating lease的rent expense的问题,那就一定会和evenly这个概念搭上关系(参考上一题的思路部分)。所以虽然题目里告诉了*9年合计支付了$1.200.000,也和rent expense搭不上关系,不要被迷惑,我们需要求的是费用平均认列后得出的rent expense。另外,Installation of new carpet可以看出来是Leasehold improvements.这$600.000需要先资产化,然后逐渐的摊销到费用里面,OK,明白了这些下面来解题。
  解答:租赁期间为10年,However,the lease agreement indicated that the rent would double halfway through the lease。然后题目里给了First month's rent $200.000,Last month's rent $400.000。
  ∴200.000×12×5=$12.000.000
  400.000×12×5=$24.000.000
  Total:           $36.000.000
  ∴An equivalent monthly rent=36.000.000÷120=$300.000
  接下来进行Installation of new carpet的费用化处理,这里注意,Lease agreement是从12月1号开始的,所以Year 1能够费用化处理的,只有1个月
  ∴ 600.000÷120=$5.000
  ∴The total expense would be$305.000
  答案是 C
  Operating Lease在考试中基本上会考到一道选择题,我选选取的题目有同学说很难,听说USCPA考试题目都很简单,做这种难题的练习有必要吗!?
  答案是肯定的,考试的MC一共3个部分,要保证自己能通过考试,就必须保证第二,第三部分都要进入到高分题库里,也就是意味着抛去*9部分的30题,MC剩下的2个部分60道题的一半以上都会是比较难的,甚至是很刁钻的题目,攻克了他们,你才能不用把希望寄托于最后系统给的adjustment,单靠实际得分通过考试。
  Operating Lease的题就说到这,明天上传Capital Lease的部分。