Main, a pharmaceutical company, leased office space from Ash. Main took possession and began to use the building on July 1, 20x1. Rent was due the first day of each month. Monthly lease payments escalated over the 5-year period of the lease as follows:
  Period Lease payment
  7/1/20x1→9/30/20x1      $0-rent abatement
  during move-in, construction
  10/1/20x1→6/30/20x2        17.500
  7/1/20x2→6/30/20x3         19.000
  7/1/20x3→6/30/20x4         20.500
  7/1/20x4→6/30/20x5         23.000
  7/1/20x5→6/30/20x6         24.500
  What amount would Main show as deferred rent expense at December 31, 20x4?
  A.$50.658
  B.$52.580
  C.$68.575
  D.$71.550
  解題思路:這題讓我們求Deferred rent expense,看到這就應(yīng)該馬上反應(yīng)過來,這是Operating leases。為什么? 因?yàn)樵贠perating leases下,原則上即使租賃費(fèi)是不固定的,rent revenue以及rent expense也都要在租賃期間內(nèi)平均的認(rèn)列。所以如果出現(xiàn)了deferred rent expense,就一定不假思索的想到Free or Reduced Rent。所以在實(shí)際支付的rent expense和租賃期間內(nèi)作為費(fèi)用平均認(rèn)列的rent expense之間就會(huì)產(chǎn)生Deferred/accrued rent expense。明白了這個(gè)再解答這種題目就很簡單了,把實(shí)際支付的rent expense計(jì)算出來,再和租賃期間內(nèi)平均認(rèn)列的相減,其差額就是我們所要求的了。
  解答:首先按照題目給的事項(xiàng),算出60個(gè)月所要支付的Total rent expense。
  7/1/20x1→9/30/20x1            $0
  10/1/20x1→6/30/20x2  17500×9=157.500
  7/1/20x2→6/30/20x3  19.000×12=228.000
  7/1/20x3→6/30/20x4  20.500×12=246.000
  7/1/20x4→6/30/20x5  23.000×12=276.000
  7/1/20x5→6/30/20x6  24.500×12=294000
  —————
  Total rent expense           $1.201.500
  每月平均rent expense1.201.500÷60=$20.025
  注意題目問的是at December 31, 20x4
  所以一共是42個(gè)月,20.025×48=$841.050
  接下來計(jì)算實(shí)際的rent expense
  0+157.500+228.000
  +246.000+138.000=$769.500
  ∴作為費(fèi)用平均認(rèn)列的rent expense減去實(shí)際rent expense支付額
  =841.050-769.500=$71.500
  費(fèi)用認(rèn)列大于實(shí)際支付額,是Deferred rent expense=$71.500
  答案是 D
  補(bǔ)充知識點(diǎn):另外把Operating leases這一部分的知識點(diǎn)也列出來,方便參閱。
  摘自Becker final review。