Chapter 18, Problem 9BTN

To determine

1)

Introduction:

Contingent expenses and contingent liabilities

• These are expenses and liabilities that are conditional in nature and their future occurrence is conditional on the happening or not happening of certain events.

• An example of this category of expense and liability are warranties. Warranty expenses and warranty liability refer to the costs of repairing defect products that have been sold and are in the warranty period.

• Every sold finished good comes with a warranty. A warranty can be invoked when the product is defective and there is no fault of the consumer. Warranty costs are recorded as estimates based on studies and past trends in the financial statements.

To Determine:

Warranty expenses recorded by Samsung in 2015.

To determine

2)

Introduction:

Contingent expenses and contingent liabilities

• These are expenses and liabilities that are conditional in nature and their future occurrence is conditional on the happening or not happening of certain events.

• An example of this category of expense and liability are warranties. Warranty expenses and warranty liability refer to the costs of repairing defect products that have been sold and are in the warranty period.

• Every sold finished good comes with a warranty. A warranty can be invoked when the product is defective and there is no fault of the consumer. Warranty costs are recorded as estimates based on studies and past trends in the financial statements.

To Determine:

Warranty expenses recorded by Apple in 2015.

To determine

3)

Introduction:

Contingent expenses and contingent liabilities

• These are expenses and liabilities that are conditional in nature and their future occurrence is conditional on the happening or not happening of certain events.

• An example of this category of expense and liability are warranties. Warranty expenses and warranty liability refer to the costs of repairing defect products that have been sold and are in the warranty period.

• Every sold finished good comes with a warranty. A warranty can be invoked when the product is defective and there is no fault of the consumer. Warranty costs are recorded as estimates based on studies and past trends in the financial statements.

To Determine:

Which company is more accurate in the estimation of warranty claims among Apple and Samsung