Foremost Company owns a royalty interest in an oil well. The contract stipulates that Fore-most will receive

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Foremost Company owns a royalty interest in an oil well. The contract stipulates that Fore-most will receive royalty payments semiannually on January 31 and July 31. The January 31 payment will be for 30% of the oil sold to jobbers between the previous June 1 and November 30, and the July 31 payment will be for oil sold between the previous December 1 and May 31. Royalty receipts for 2014 amounted to $150,000 and $240,000 on January 31 and July 31, respectively. On December 31, 2013, accrued royalty revenue receivable amounted to $40,000. Production reports show the following oil sales:

June 1, 2013–November 30, 2013………………..   $500,000

December 1, 2013–May 31, 2014 ……………….     800,000

June 1, 2014–November 30, 2014 ……………….    600,000

December 1, 2014–December 31, 2014 ………    100,000


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What amount should Foremost report as royalty revenue for 2014?

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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-0078025679

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Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon

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