Question

Ranch Company estimates warranty expense as 5% of sales. On January 1, warranties payable was $13,000. During the year Ranch paid $5,000 to meet its warranty obligations and recorded sales of $120,000. The December 31 liability for the warranty is

Answer 1

Answer:

$13,000

Explanation:

The computation of the december 31 liability for the warranty is shown below:

Given that

Warranty expense = 5% of sales

Warranty payable = $13,000

Paid amount = $5,000

Sales = $120,000

based on the above information

The warranty liability as on Dec 31 would be equivalent to the warranty payable i.e. $13,000

The same is to be considered