Intermediate Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.3MC
Telecom Co. enters into a two-year contract with a customer to provide wireless service (voice and data) for $40 per month. To induce customers, Telecom Co. provides a free phone. Telecom Co. normally sells the phone on a standalone basis for $200. Telecom Co. also charges the customer a one-time activation foe of $35. Which of the following is true?
- a. The free phone constitutes a marketing expense.
- b. The activation fee is a separate performance obligation.
- c. There are two distinct performance obligations: the wireless service and the phone.
- d. There are two distinct performance obligations: the voice service and the data service.
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