Question

Scott Company sells merchandise with a one-year warranty. Sales consisted of 2,500 units in Year 1 and 2,000 units in Year 2. It is estimated that warranty repairs will average $10 per unit sold, and 30% of the repairs will be made in Year 1 and 70% in Year 2 for the Year 1 sales. Similarly, 30% of repairs will be made in Year 2 and 70% in Year 3 for the Year 2 sales. In the Year 3 income statement, how much of the warranty expense shown will be due to Year 1 sales?

Answer 1

Answer:

$0

Explanation:

Scott Company must record the warranty expense and liability regarding the products sold during the years that they occur. For example, the following journal entry must be made to record the warranty expense for year 1:

Dr Warranty expense 25,000

    Cr Warranty liability 25,000

During year 2, they will record the warranty expense for that year:

Dr Warranty expense 20,000

    Cr Warranty liability 20,000

That means that during year 3, the only warranty expense recorded will be the one related to the goods sold during that year.