Merritt Equipment Company sells computers for $2,130 each and also gives each customer a 2-year warranty that requires the company to perform periodic services and to replace defective parts. During 2017, the company sold 1,100 computers. Based on past experience, the company has estimated the total 2-year warranty costs as $60 for parts and $75 for labor per computer. Assume sales all occur December 31, 2017). In 2015, Merritt incurred actual warranty costs relative to 2017 computer sales of $11.600 for parts and $17.400 for labor.
1, Under the expense warranty proach, give the entries to reflect the above transactions (accrual method) for 2017 and 2018.
2. The transactions of part (a) create what balance under current liabilities in the 2017 balance sheet?