Jupiter
Corp. provides at no extra charge a two-year warranty with one of its products,
which was first sold in 2011. In that year, Jupiter sold products for $2.5
million and spent $63,000 servicing warranty claims. At year end, Jupiter
estimates that an additional $520,000 will be spent in the future to service
warranty claims related to the 2011 sales.
Prepare
Jupiter’s journal entry(ies) to record the sale of the products, the $63,000
expenditure, and the December 31 adjusting entry under the expense approach.
2011
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Cash, A/R, etc..................
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2,500,000
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Sales—Product..............
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2,500,000
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2011
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Warranty Expense................
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63,000
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Cash,
Inventory, etc.......
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63,000
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12/31/11
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Warranty Expense................
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520,000
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Estimated
Liability Under
Warranties.............
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520,000
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