Principles of Accounting
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ISBN: 9781133626985
Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 2EA
Four conditions must be met before revenue should be recognized. In each of the following cases, tell which condition has not been met:
- a. Company Alpha accepts a contract to perform services in the future for $4,000.
- b. Company Beta ships products worth $6,000 to another company without an order from the other company but tells the company it can return the products if it does not sell them.
- c. Company Centric performs $20,000 of services for a firm with financial problems.
- d. Company Radiant agrees to work out a price later for services that it performs for another company.
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