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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Lease Obligations

 

On July 26, 2021, the Company entered a new operating lease agreement for office and warehouse combination space of 40,000 square feet, with the lease commencing on November 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2032. This new space combines the Company’s two separate work locations into one facility, which allows for greater collaboration and also accommodates a larger anticipated workforce and manufacturing facility. On November 24, 2021, the lease was amended to commence on December 1, 2021 and end on May 31, 2032. The Company recognized a ROU asset and operating lease liability in the amount of $4,980,104   at lease commencement. Rent for the first eleven months of the term was calculated based on 30,000 rentable square feet. The rent is subject to an annual escalation of 2.5%, beginning November 1, 2023. The Company made a security deposit payment in the amount of $600,000 on July 26, 2021. Per the contract, in the 18th month, the security deposit was reduced by $50,000. The right of use asset balance at March 31, 2024, net of accumulated amortization, was $4,289,807.

 

As of March 31, 2024, the office and warehouse lease is the Company’s only lease with a term greater than twelve months. The office and warehouse lease has a remaining term of approximately 8.3 years and includes an option to extend for two renewal terms of five years each. The renewal options are not reasonably certain to be exercised, and therefore, they are not included when determining the lease term used to establish the right-of use asset and lease liability. The Company also has several short-term leases, primarily related to equipment. The Company made an accounting policy election to not recognize short-term leases with terms of twelve months or less on the consolidated balance sheet and instead recognize the lease payments in expense as incurred. The Company has also elected to account for real estate leases that contain both lease and non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) as a single lease component.

 

The following table shows supplemental information related to leases:

           
   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
    2024     2023  
Lease cost:                
Operating lease cost   $ 195,410     $ 195,409  
Short-term lease cost   $ 4,296     $ 7,104  
                 
Other information:                
Operating cash outflow used for operating leases   $ 194,367     $ 126,416  
Weighted average discount rate     9.0 %     9.0 %
Weighted average remaining lease term     8.3 years       9.2 years  

  

 

As of March 31, 2024, future minimum lease payments due under our operating leases are as follows:

     
    Amount  
Calendar year:        
2024   $ 584,720  
2025     798,556  
2026     818,518  
2027     838,984  
2028     859,856  
Thereafter     3,183,571  
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments     7,084,205  
Less: Impact of discounting     (2,158,706 )
Total present value of operating lease obligations     4,925,599  
Current portion     (783,944 )
Operating lease obligations, less current portion   $ 4,141,555