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Sound Audio manufactures and sells audio equipment for automobiles. Engineers notified management in December 2018 of a circuit flaw in an amplifier that poses a potential fire hazard. An intense investigation indicated that a product recall is virtually certain, estimated to cost the company $7.5 million. The fiscal year ends on December 31. Required: 1. Should this loss contingency be accrued

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Answer and Explanation:

According to the given situation, the contingent liability should be probable and estimated so the cost of the warranty i.e. loss contingency would be accrued and the same would be recorded and reported depend upon the predicted amounts

hence, the same would be considered and relevant too

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