Question

A company estimates that warranty expense will be 4% of sales. The company's sales for the current period are $185,000. The current period's entry to record the warranty expense is:

Answer 1

Answer:

Dr Warranty Expense 7,400

Cr Estimated Warranty Liability 7,400

Explanation:

Based on the information given we were told that the company estimated that the warranty expense will be 4% of sales in which the sales for the current period was the amount of $185,000. Therefore the current period's Journal entry to record the warranty expense is:

Dr Warranty Expense 7,400

Cr Estimated Warranty Liability 7,400

(185,000 x 0.04 = 7,400)