Answer:
Situation 1 is a probably contingency. This recall is occurring and can be estimated as costing $2 million. This amount should be charge to the warranties payable and warranties expense accounts.
Date
Particulars
Ref.no
Debit $
Credit $
Warrantee expenses
20,00,000
Warranty payable account
20,00,000
[To record the estimated claims]
Comment
Step 3 of 3
Situation 2 is a reasonable contingency. The costs are possible and there are rough estimates for cleanup but there are also rough estimates about reimbursements for property damage. This situation would be disclosed on the balance sheet.
Situation 3 is a remote contingency. There is a small change that there could be property damage but there is no way to determine how much or what the costs could be. There is no amount marked down for this situation
Explanation:
Answer:
U-shaped
Explanation:
Since the marginal product of labor is decreasing, the average variable costs and marginal costs will be increasing at all points, but the average fixed costs will be decreasing. That is why the average total costs (which includes both variable and fixed costs per unit) will be U-shaped since they will fall at the beginning when the decrease in marginal product of labor is small, bu then will increase as the marginal product of labor falls even more.
Answer:
4. Fiscal year
Explanation:
Reporting period refers to the period or time covered by a set of financial statements. It is the accounting period in which a given financial report will be covered. It may either be monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on organization's choice.
Now, fiscal year is an accounting period or reporting period that consist of 12 month used for accounting purposes. It is a yearly reporting period made up of 12 consecutive months. It may or may not correspond to the normal calendar year depending on the organization's choice or decision.
