ABC Company leased equipment to Best Corporation under a lease agreement that qualifies as a finance lease. The cost of the asset is $122,000. The lease contains a bargain purchase option that is effective at the end of the fifth year. The expected economic life of the asset is 10 years. The lease term is five years. Using the straight-line method, what would Best record as annual amortization
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