Ryan Corporation Entered into the Following Transactions

question 3

Essay

Ryan Corporation entered into the following transactions:
1. Hewitt Car Rental leased a car to Ryan Corporation for one year. Terms of the operating lease call for monthly payments of $750.
2. On January 1, 2017, Ryan Corporation entered into an agreement to lease 20 machines from Meeks Corporation. The terms of the lease agreement require an initial payment of $210,000 and then three annual rental payments of $210,000 beginning on December 31, 2017. The present value of the three rental payments is $522,238. The lease is a capital lease.
Instructions
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to be made by Ryan Corporation in January related to the lease transactions.

Distinguish between explicit and implicit costs.

Analyze the impact of market price on a firm's economic decisions within perfect competition.

Understand the concept of opportunity costs in the context of economic profits.

Recognize the role of supply and demand in determining the market price for perfectly competitive firms.

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Definitions:

Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for data smoothing using exponential window functions.

Customer Demand

The quantity of products or services that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices over a given period of time, influencing production and pricing strategies.

Consensus Forecast

A forecasting method involving the aggregation of predictions from various experts or models, aiming for a more accurate and reliable outcome by considering multiple perspectives.