Cullumber Company offers a five-year warranty on its products. Cullumber previously estimated warranty costs to be 3% of sales but in 2025 revised this estimate to 1% due to process and quality control improvements. Cullumber reported warranty costs of $79200 on $2640000 in 2023 and $94200 on $3140000 in 2024. Sales revenue for 2025 was $5280000. What is the adjustment to Retained Earnings in 2025 (ignore income tax considerations)? $0 $117000 O $64200 O $52800

Cullumber Company offers a five-year warranty on its products. Cullumber previously estimated warranty costs to be 3% of sales but in 2025 revised this estimate to 1% due to process and quality control improvements. Cullumber reported warranty costs of $79200 on $2640000 in 2023 and $94200 on $3140000 in 2024. Sales revenue for 2025 was $5280000. What is the adjustment to Retained Earnings in 2025 (ignore income tax considerations)? $0 $117000 O $64200 O $52800

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter22: Accounting For Changes And Errors.

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10E

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Carla Vista Company offers a five-year warranty on its products. Carla Vista previously estimated warranty costs to be 3% of sales but in 2025 revised this estimate to 1% due to process and quality control improvements. Carla Vista reported warranty costs of $77700 on $2590000 in 2023 and $92700 on $3090000 in 2024. Sales revenue for 2025 was $5180000. What is the adjustment to Retained Earnings in 2025 (ignore income tax considerations)? O $62700 O $51800 O $114500 O $0
Pharoah Company offers a five-year warranty on its products. Pharoah previously estimated warranty costs to be 3% of sales but in 2025 revised this estimate to 1% due to process and quality control improvements. Pharoah reported warranty costs of $80100 on $2670000 of sales in 2023 and $95100 on $3170000 in 2024 . Sales revenue for 2025 was $5170000. What is the adjustment to retained earingings in 2025?
Cupola Awning Corporation introduced a new line of commercial awnings in 2024 that carry a two-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on their experience with previous product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 4% of sales. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first year of selling the product were: Sales $ 5,770,000 Actual Warranty Expenditures $ 59,500 Required: 1. Does this situation represent a loss contingency? 2. Prepare journal entries that summarize sales of the awnings (assume all credit sales) and any aspects of the warranty that should be recorded during 2024. 3. What amount should Cupola report as a liability at December 31, 2024? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Loss contingency Required 3 Does this situation represent a loss contingency?
Cupola Awning Corporation introduced a new line of commercial awnings in 2024 that carry a two-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. Based on their experience with previous product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 3% of sales. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first year of selling the product were: Sales Actual Warranty Expenditures $ 5,000,000 $ 37,500 Required: Does this situation represent a loss contingency? Prepare journal entries that summarize sales of the awnings (assume all credit sales) and any aspects of the warranty that should be recorded during 2024. What amount should Cupola report as a liability at December 31, 2024?
During 2024, Foxfire Company introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against defects. Based on experience, warranty costs are estimated at 2% of sales in the year of sale, 4% in the year after sale, and 6% in the second year after sale. Sales were P1,200,000, P3,000,000 and P4,200,000 for 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively. Actual warranty expenditures were P18,000, P90,000 and P270,000 for 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively. What amount should be reported as warranty liability on December 31, 2026?
In 2025, Oriole Corporation began selling a new line of products that carry a two-year warranty against defects. Based upon experience with other products, the estimated warranty costs as a percentage of sales revenue are as follows: First year of warranty. 3% Second year of warranty 5% Sales revenue and actual warranty expenditures for 2025 and 2026 are presented below: Sales revenue Actual warranty expenditures) 2025 $755000 42000 2026 $1051000 72000 What is the estimated warranty liability at the end of 2026? (assume the accrual method)
In 2019, Shiftry Corporation began selling a new line of products that carry a two-year warranty against defects. Based upon past experience with other products, the estimated warranty costs related to peso sales are as follows: First year of warranty 2% Second year of warranty 5% Sales and actual expenditures for 2019 and 2020 are presented below: 2019 2020 Sales 450,000 600,000 Actual warranty expenditures 15,000 30,000 What is the estimated warranty liability at the end of 2020?
During 2018, Stable Company introduced a new line of product that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. Based on industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 2% of sales in the year of sale, 3% in the year after sale, and 4% in the second year after sale. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first three-year period were as follows: Sales Actual Warranty Expenditures 2018 P 400,000 P 6,000 2019 1,000,000 40,000 2020 1,400,000 90,000 P2,800,000 P136,000 What amount should Stable report as estimated warranty liability at December 31, 2020? What amount of warranty expense should be reported for 2019?
Cupola Awning Corporation introduced a new line of commercial awnings in 2021 that carry a two-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on their experience with previous product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 2% of sales. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first year of selling the product were: Actual Warranty Expenditures $60,000 Sales $5,510,000 Required: 1. Does this situation represent a loss contingency? 2. Prepare journal entries that summarize sales of the awnings (assume all credit sales) and any aspects of the warranty that should be recorded during 2021. 3. What amount should Cupola report as a liability at December 31, 2021? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Does this situation represent a loss contingency? Loss contingency Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare journal entries that…
During 2020, Buenas Company introduced a new product carrying a two-year warranty against defects. The estimated warranty costs related to peso sales are 4% within 12 months following sale and 6% in the second 12 months following sale. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 are as follows: Sales Actual Expenditures P5,000,000 P150,000 6,000,000 550,000 At December 31, 2021, what would be reported as estimated warranty liability? a. P360,000 b. P400,000 c. P240,000 d. P50,000
During 2019, Bonita Industries introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. Based on industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 1% of sales in the year of sale, 2% in the year after sale, and 3% in the second year after sale. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first three-year period were as follows: Sales Actual Warranty Expenditures 2019 $ 1394000 $ 24000 2020 997000 38000 2021 1394000 90000 $ 3785000 $ 152000 What amount should Bonita report as a liability at December 31, 2021? $ 35820 $0 $ 75100 $ 13940
Grouper Ltd. manufactures a line of amplifiers that carry a three-year warranty against defects. Based on experience, the estimated warranty costs related to dollar sales are as follows: first year after sale-3% of sales; second year after sale-4% of sales; and third year after sale-5% of sales. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first three years of business were: Sales Warranty Expenditures 2021 $870,000 $17,100 2022 1,010,000 48,400 2023 1,041,000 80,000 (a) Calculate the amount that Grouper should report as warranty expense on its 2023 income statement and as a warranty liability on its December 31, 2023 SFP using the assurance-type warranty (expense-based approach). Assume that all sales are made evenly throughout each year and that warranty expenditures are also evenly spaced according to the rates above. Warranty expense $ Warranty liability $