During 2020, Maine Company Sold 50,000 boxes of hotcakes under a new sales promotional program. Each box contains one coupon, which when submitted with P 16, entitles the customer to a banking pan. Maine Co. pay P 20 per pan and P 2 handling and shipping. Maine estimates that 80% of the coupons will be redeemed, even though only 30,000 coupons had been processed during 2020. What amount should Maine report as a liability for unredeemed coupons at Dec. 31, 2020? *   A.P 1,000,000 B.P 400,000 C.P 600,000 D.P 300,000

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During 2020, Maine Company Sold 50,000 boxes of hotcakes under a new sales promotional program. Each box contains one coupon, which when submitted with P 16, entitles the customer to a banking pan. Maine Co. pay P 20 per pan and P 2 handling and shipping. Maine estimates that 80% of the coupons will be redeemed, even though only 30,000 coupons had been processed during 2020. What amount should Maine report as a liability for unredeemed coupons at Dec. 31, 2020? *
 
A.P 1,000,000
B.P 400,000
C.P 600,000
D.P 300,000
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