Maffett Ticket Brokers is a reseller of tickets to sporting events and concerts. During 20X1, Maffett sold

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Maffett Ticket Brokers is a reseller of tickets to sporting events and concerts. During 20X1, Maffett sold gift cards totaling $250,000. Based on past experience, Maffett expects that 1% of the gift card purchases will not be redeemed by the time they expire, five years after issuance. During 20X1, $150,000 of the gift card purchases from 20X1 were used to purchase tickets that had cost Maffett $90,000.


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1. Prepare the journal entry Maffett uses to record its activity related to the above transactions in 20X1, assuming state law does not require Maffett to remit the breakage to the state.

2. Prepare the journal entry Maffett uses to record its activity related to the above transactions in 20X1, assuming state law requires Maffett to remit the breakage to the state upon expiration of a gift card.

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Financial Reporting And Analysis

ISBN: 9781260247848

8th Edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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