Question

Dynamo Corporation manufactures toasters. Each toaster comes with a 5-year assurance-type warranty. The toasters sell for $60 each. During Year 1, Dynamo sells 600 toasters, for cash. Past experience shows that the average warranty costs are $4 each or $2,400 for these toasters. In Year 1, Dynamo pays $500 cash for warranty costs on the toasters sold that year. Required: Prepare Dynamo’s journal entries related to the sales and warranty in Year 1.

Answer 1

Answer:

Journal entry to record sale of toasters and warranty

Dr Cash 36,000

    Cr Sales revenue 36,000

Dr Warranty expense 2,400

    Cr Warranty liability 2,400

Adjusting entry for actual warranty expense

Dr Warranty liability 500

    Cr Cash 500

Since the warranty covers a 5 year period, the remaining warranty expense cannot be recognized as warranty revenue yet. Only after the warranty period is over, will any money left over will be recognized as revenue.