Silverfish Limited was set up in January 20X1. It earns its revenue by selling frozen fish and
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Silverfish Limited has commenced a lawsuit with Lemon Limitedin respect of the defective cans delivered to Silverfish Limited inSeptember 20X8. Silverfish Limited sued for a total compensationof $160,000 because the defective cans had caused contaminationto the canned products. The lawyer advised that Silverfish Limitedwould probably win the court case.Meanwhile, Lemon Limited had offered to settle the case for a lesseramount and the management is keen to settle the claim privately fornot more than $100,000 in order to save on the legal fee.
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As the financial accountant of the company, you are required to adviseon the appropriate accounting treatments for each of the issues. Justifyyour answers by making reference to the appropriate accountingstandards.
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ISBN: 978-0071339476
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Authors: Beechy Thomas, Conrod Joan, Farrell Elizabeth, McLeod Dick I
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