The following situations relate to Bolivia Company. 1. Bolivia Company provides a warranty with all products sold.
Question:
The following situations relate to Bolivia Company.
1. Bolivia Company provides a warranty with all products sold. It estimates that it will sell 1,000,000 units of its product for the year ended December 31, 2022, and that its total revenue for the product will be $100,000,000. It also estimates that 60% of the product will have no defects, 30% will have major defects, and 10% will have minor defects. The cost of a minor defect is estimated to be $5 for each product, and the cost for a major defect is $15. The company also estimates that the minimum amount of warranty expense will be $2,000,000 and the maximum will be $10,000,000.
2. Bolivia is involved in a tax dispute with the tax authorities. The most likely outcome of this dispute is that the company will lose and have to pay $400,000. The minimum it will lose is $20,000 and the maximum is $2,500,000.
Instructions
Determine the amount to record as provisions, if any, for Bolivia Company at December 31, 2022.
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Intermediate Accounting IFRS
ISBN: 9781119607519
4th Edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield