The company offers a 1-year warranty to its customers. Warranty expenditures are estimated to be 4% of

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The company offers a 1-year warranty to its customers. Warranty expenditures are estimated to be 4% of sales. Sales occur evenly throughout the year. The following information relates to the company’s first two years of business:

Sales—Year 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000

Actual warranty repairs—Year 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000

Sales—Year 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000

Actual warranty repairs—Year 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,500

(1) Compute the balance in the warranty liability account at the end of Year 2.

(2) Evaluate whether that balance is too high or too low given the company’s experience.


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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324312140

16th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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