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Exercise 18-38 Carla Inc. charges an initial franchise fee of $71,000. Upon the

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Exercise 18-38 Carla Inc. charges an initial franchise fee of $71,000. Upon the signing of the agreement (which covers 3 years), a payment of $28,400 is due. Thereafter, 3 annual payments of $14,200 are required. The credit rating of the franchisee is such that it would have to pay interest at 8% to borrow money. The franchise agreement is signed on May 1, 2017, and the franchise commences operation on July 1, 2017. Prepare the journal entries in 2017 for the franchisor under the following assumptions. (a) No future services are required by the franchisor once the franchise starts operations (b) The franchisor has substantial services to perform, once the franchise begins operations, to maintain the value of the franchise (c) The total franchise fee includes training services (with a value of $2,800) for the period leading up to the franchise opening and for 2 months following opening (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g.1.25124 and the final answer to o decimal places e.g. 58,971.) No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (a) May 1, 2017 (b) May 1, 2017

Explanation / Answer

Cullamber inc.

Date

Account title

Debit

Credit

Assumption 1

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue

36595

Revenue earned

28400

(To record franchise agreement)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (May to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

Assumption 2

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue

36595

Revenue earned

28400

(to record franchise agreement)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (May to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

Assumption 3

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue (36595+2800)

39395

Revenue earned (28400-2800)

25600

(to record franchise agreement)

Jul 1,2017

Unearned revenue

2800

Training service revenue

2800

(To record service revenue.)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (may to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

Year

Cash receipt

Discount factor @8%

Year 1

14200

0.925926

13148.15

Year 2

14200

0.857339

12174.21

Year 3

14200

0.793832

11272.42

Present value for Notes receivable

36595

Cullamber inc.

Date

Account title

Debit

Credit

Assumption 1

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue

36595

Revenue earned

28400

(To record franchise agreement)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (May to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

Assumption 2

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue

36595

Revenue earned

28400

(to record franchise agreement)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (May to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

Assumption 3

May 1 ,2017

Cash

28400

Notes receivable

36595

Unearned revenue (36595+2800)

39395

Revenue earned (28400-2800)

25600

(to record franchise agreement)

Jul 1,2017

Unearned revenue

2800

Training service revenue

2800

(To record service revenue.)

Dec 31 ,2017

Interest receivable

1952

Interest revenue

1952

(To record interest revenue on notes receivable.) (may to Dec =8 months) (36595*8%*8/12)

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