Question

Concord Company sells televisions at an average price of $887 and also offers to each customer a separate 3-year warranty contract for $93 that requires the company to perform periodic services and to replace defective parts. During 2020, the company sold 318 televisions and 238 warranty contracts for cash. It estimates the 3-year warranty costs as $22 for parts and $42 for labor, and accounts for warranties separately. Assume sales occurred on December 31, 2020, and straight-line recognition of warranty revenues occurs.

Required:
a. Record any necessary journal entries in 2014:
b. What liability relative to these transactions would appear on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet and how would it be classified? In 2015, Dos Passos Company incurred actual costs relative to 2014 television warranty sales of $2,000 for parts and $4,000 for labor.
c. Record any necessary journal entries in 2015 relative to 2014 television warranties.
d. What amounts relative to the 2014 television warranties would appear on the December 31, 2015, balance sheet and how would they classified?

Answer 1

A. Dr Cash 304,200

Cr Sales Revenue 282,066

Cr Unearned Warranty Revenue 22,134

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Preparation of entry to Record any necessary journal entries in 2014:

Dr Cash 304,200

,(282,066+22,134)

Cr Sales Revenue 282,066

($887*318)

Cr Unearned Warranty Revenue (238*93)22,134