Sweet Dates Company offers a premium to its customersa glass bowl (cost to Sweet Dates is $0.90)
Question:
Sweet Dates Company offers a premium to its customers—a glass bowl (cost to Sweet Dates is $0.90) upon return of 40 coupons. Two coupons are placed in each box of dates sold. The company estimates, on the basis of past experience, that only 70% of the coupons will ever be redeemed. During 2019, 10 million boxes of dates are sold at $0.30 each. Eight million coupons are redeemed during 2019. Sweet Dates purchased 360,000 glass bowls for the plan in 2019.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries related to the sale of dates and the premium plan in 2019.
2. Show how the preceding items would be reported on the December 31, 2019, balance sheet.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1337788281
3rd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach