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Warranties: Miley Equipment Company sells computers for $1,500 each and also giv

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Question

Warranties:
Miley Equipment Company sells computers for $1,500 each and also gives each customer a 2-year warranty that requires the company to perform periodic services and to replace defective parts. During 2010, the company sold 700 computers. Based on past experience, the company has estimated the total 2-year warranty costs as $30 for parts and $60 labor. (Assume all sales all occur at December 31, 2010.)

In 2011, Miley incurred actual warranty costs relative to 2010 computer sales of $10,000 for parts and $18,000 for labor.

a) Under the expense warranty treatment give the entries to reflect the above transactions (accrual method) for 2010 and 2011.

b) The transactions of part (a) create what balance under current liabilities in the 2010 balance sheet?

Explanation / Answer

Answer : Total estimated warranty cost per computer = 30 +60 = $ 90

Total estimated warranty cost = 700*90 = $ 63000 for 2 years

Journal entries for 2010 on accrual method

Account name Debit Credit   

Warranty expenses 63000

Warranty liability 63000

Journal entries for 2011 on accrual method

Account name Debit Credit

Warranty Liabilty 28000

cash 28000

(10000 for parts & 18000 for labor)

Journal entries for 2010 on Cash Basis

No enteries be passed in 2010.

  

Journal entries for 2011 on Cash Basis

Account name Debit Credit

Warranty Expenses 28000

cash 28000

(10000 for parts & 18000 for labor)

  

Answer Liabilities create under balance sheet of 2010 is $ 63000 as per journal enteries passed in ournal entries for 2010 on accrual method.