Marin Corporation manufactures drones. On December 31, 2016, it leased to Althaus Company a drone that had cost $118,900 to manufacture. The lease agreement covers the 5-year useful life of the drone and requires 5 equal annual rentals of $41,800 payable each December 31, beginning December 31, 2016. An interest rate of 10% is implicit in the lease agreement. Collectibility of the rentals is probable. Prepare Marin's December 31, 2016, journal entries. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided and round final answers to O decimal places e.g. 5,275.) Click here to view the factor table. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit December 31, 2016 Lease Receivable Cost of Goods Sold Sales Revenue Inventory (To record the lease) December 31, 2016 Cash Lease Receivable (To record receipt of lease payment)

Answer and Explanation:

The journal entries are shown below:

1. Lease receivable ($41,800 × 4.1699)    $174,302

  Cost of goods sold $118,900

           To Sales revenue    $174,302

           To Inventory $118,900

(Being the lease receivable is recorded)

Kindly refer to the present value of an annuity due table for 5 years at 10% i.e 4.1699

2. Cash $41,800

      To Lease receivable $41,800

(Being receipt of lease payment is recorded)

a. It focuses on generating new revenue by offering new products and services.

Explanation:

An information system or technology can be defined as a set of components or computer systems, which is used to collect, store, and process data, as well as dissemination of information, knowledge, and distribution of digital products. Thus, an information system or technology interacts with its environment by receiving data in its raw forms and information in a usable format.

Information technology is an integral part of human life because individuals, organizations, and institutions rely on information technologies in order to perform their duties, functions or tasks and to manage their operations effectively. For example, all organizations make use of information systems for supply chain management, process financial accounts, manage their workforce, and as a marketing channels to reach their customers or potential customers.

Additionally, an information system comprises of five (5) main components;

1. Hardware.

2. Software.

3. Database.

4. Human resources.

5. Telecommunications.

Hence, in the context of using information technologies for a competitive advantage over rivals in the industry, the statement which is true of a top-line strategy is that, it focuses on generating new revenue by offering new products and services. The top-line strategy ensures that the company continues to generate gross revenue or sales.