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Accrued Product Warranty
General Motors Corporation (GM) disclosed estimated product warranty payable for comparative years as follows:
(in millions)
Year 2
Year 1
Current estimated product warranty payable
$2,788
$2,994
Noncurrent estimated product warranty payable
4,802
5,338
Total
$7,590
$8,332
Presume that GM's sales were $147,049 million in Year 2 and that the total paid on warranty claims during Year 2 was $3,000 million.
a. The distinction between short- and long-term liabilities is important to creditors in order to accurately evaluate the near-term cash
on the business relative to the quick current assets and other longer-term
b. Provide the journal entry for the Year
product warranty expense. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave
blank.
88
c. What two conditions must be met in order for a product warranty liability to be reported in the financial statements?
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Transcribed Image Text:Accrued Product Warranty General Motors Corporation (GM) disclosed estimated product warranty payable for comparative years as follows: (in millions) Year 2 Year 1 Current estimated product warranty payable $2,788 $2,994 Noncurrent estimated product warranty payable 4,802 5,338 Total $7,590 $8,332 Presume that GM's sales were $147,049 million in Year 2 and that the total paid on warranty claims during Year 2 was $3,000 million. a. The distinction between short- and long-term liabilities is important to creditors in order to accurately evaluate the near-term cash on the business relative to the quick current assets and other longer-term b. Provide the journal entry for the Year product warranty expense. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave blank. 88 c. What two conditions must be met in order for a product warranty liability to be reported in the financial statements?
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