Question

On January 2, Boulder Co. assigned its patent to Castle Co. for royalties of 10% of patent-related sales. The assignment is for the remaining 4 years of the patent’s life. Castle guaranteed Boulder a minimum royalty of $100,000 over the life of the patent and paid Boulder $50,000 against future royalties during the year. Patent-related sales for the year were $300,000. In its income statement for the year, what amount should Boulder report as royalty revenue?

Answer 1

$30,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the royalty revenue reported is shown below:

= Patent-related sales for the year × given percentage

= $300,000 × 10%

= $30,000

The revenue is recognized when it is earned or realized so only $30,000 is to be reported as the royalty revenue

The remaining amount i.e $20,000 would be treated as an unearned royalty revenue