Your local supermarket recently introduced a customer loyalty program. For each dollar you spend on groceries, you
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With the class divided into groups, assign a debate position for each of the following issues:
(a) Should unredeemed customer loyalty points be recorded as a current liability by the super market-yes or no? Refer to the conceptual framework and elements of financial statements in your answer.
(b) Assuming your answer to (a) is "yes," identify the factors the super market would need to consider when calculating the cost of the customer loyalty points. If your answer to (a) is "no," identify where unredeemed customer loyalty points should be recorded, if at all.
(c) Discuss whether a company should administer a customer loyalty program or not. Identify the advantages and disadvantages. What other alternatives are there?
Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118024492
5th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine
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