Right Medical introduced a new implant that carries a five-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on industry experience with similar product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 1% of sales. Sales were $15 million and actual warranty expenditures were $20,000 for the first year of selling the product. What amount (if any) should Right report as a liability at the end of the year? (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

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Micheal Buchanan

24 December, 01:14

Right Medical introduced a new implant that carries a five-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on industry experience with similar product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 1% of sales. Sales were $15 million and actual warranty expenditures were $20,000 for the first year of selling the product. What amount (if any) should Right report as a liability at the end of the year? (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

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Ali Robbins · Answer 1

warranty liability $ 130,000

Explanation:

the warrant liability will de clared based on sales volume and the expected warranty expenditures associate with sales.

This is done to match the expenses of the warranty with the period on which are generated. If don't further period will have expenditures which related to sales of prior periods.

Having said that we proceeds:

warranty liability:

15,000,000 x 1% = 150,000

warranty expenditures (20,000)

net 130,000

the company still spect this sales will generate additioal warranty expenditres for 130,000 dollars. this is a liability.