Question

A foreign subsidiary of a U.S.-based company has been notified of a loss contingency with an estimated cost ranging between $220,000 and $250,000 which is probable of resulting in an actual loss. Each dollar amount within this range of cost is equally likely of being the actual outcome. According to U.S. GAAP, what is the amount recognized as a provision for loss contingency?

Answer 1

The amount recognized as a provision for loss contingency is $220,000

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), the provision for loss contingency should be recognized based on the estimated amount. If the range is given then we should report the lower amount or minimum amount

In the given question, two amounts are given i.e $220,000 and $250,000

So $220,000 should be reported