Palantir Corp. sells specialized equipment to the healthcare industry. Palantir pays its sales agents a salary plus

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Palantir Corp. sells specialized equipment to the healthcare industry. Palantir pays its sales agents a salary plus a 5% commission on sales. Sales agents employed by the company sold 10 Osgilith MRI machines that were delivered and installed in January 2019. The MRI machine sells for $45,600 due at the end of 12 months. Alternatively, customers may elect to pay $40,000 at delivery and installation. All customers purchasing machines during January elected to pay at the end of the 12-month period.


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1. Determine the transaction price of the Osgilith MRI machines, and discuss how Palantir would account for the sales commission.
2. Discuss whether the delayed payment contract contains a significant financing component.
3. Prepare the journal entries for 2019 for the Osgilith MRI machines sold by Palantir to customers who elect the delayed payment option.
4. Prepare the 2019 journal entries that Palantir would make for the 10 Osgilith MRI machines that are sold if customers elect to pay at delivery.

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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

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