Question

Velocity, a consulting firm, enters into a contract to help Burger Boy, a fast-food restaurant, design a marketing strategy to compete with Burger King. The contract spans eight months. Burger Boy promises to pay $96,000 at the end of each month. At the end of the contract, Velocity either will give Burger Boy a refund of $32,000 or will be entitled to an additional $32,000 bonus, depending on whether sales at Burger Boy at year-end have increased to a target level. At the inception of the contract, Velocity estimates an 80% chance that it will earn the $32,000 bonus and calculates the contract price based on the expected value of future payments to be received. At the start of the fifth month, circumstances change, and Velocity revises to 60% its estimate of the probability that it will earn the bonus. At the end of the contract, Velocity receives the additional consideration of $32,000.

Answer 1

the journal entries:

to record the contract

Dr Accounts receivable 96,000

Dr Bonus receivable 2,400

Cr Service revenue 98,400

to record adjustment of bonus receivable at month 5:

Dr Service revenue 6,400

Cr Bonus receivable 6,400

to record service revenue for the fifth month:

Dr Accounts receivable 96,000

Dr Bonus receivable 800

Cr Service revenue 96,800

to record getting the bonus:

Dr Cash 32,000

Cr Bonus receivable 6,400

Cr Service revenue 25,600

Step-by-step explanation:

total value of the contract:

[($96,000 x 8) + $32,000] x 0.8 = $640,000

[($96,000 x 8) - $32,000] x 0.2 = $147,200

total expected value = $787,200

expected value of the bonus = $787,200 - ($96,000 x 8) = $19,200, monthly bonus receivable $19,200 / 8 = $2,400

the adjustments required during the fifth month:

[($96,000 x 8) + $32,000] x 0.6 = $480,000

[($96,000 x 8) - $32,000] x 0.4 = $294,400

total expected value = $774,400

expected value of the bonus = $774,400 - ($96,000 x 8) = $6,400, monthly bonus receivable $6,400 / 8 = $800