P9-6 Defining and Analyzing Changes in Current Liabilities L09-1 International Business Machines (IBM) is a leading provider of computer products and services. The company is known for its hardware products but has focused on providing information technology services in recent years, IBM provides standard warranties and extended warranties with the sale of its products. The company's note on significant accounting policies is as follows: The company offers warranties for its hardware products that generally range up to three years, with the majority being either one or three years, Estimated costs for standard warranty terms are recognized when revenue is recorded for the related product. The company estimates its warranty costs standard to the product based on historical warranty claim experience and estimates of future spending, and applies this estimate to the revenue stream for products under warranty. Estimated future costs for warranties applicable to revenue recognized in the current period are charged to cost of sales. The warranty liability is reviewed quarterly to verify that it properly reflects the remaining obligation based on the anticipated expenditures over the balance of the obligation period Revenue from extended warranty contracts is initially recorded as deferred Income and subsequently recognized on a straight-line basis over the delivery period because the company is providing a service of standing ready to provide services over such term. Selected information related to warranties provided by IBM follows fin millions of US dollars) Het revenues Standard warranty liability. end of year Charges incurred during the year Extended warranty deterred revenue, and of year stevenue deferred to now extended varanty contract 2011 2017 2016 $80, 491 180,039 580.619 136 170 114 10 183 162 551 549 230 285 281 Required: 1. Compute the amount of warranty expense for 2017 and 2018. (Enter your answers in millions of dollars.) 2018 2017 Warranty expense 2. Prepare journal entries to record both the warranty expense for 2018 and the payments made under the warranty during the year. (1f no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions of dollars.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record to recognize the worranty expense for the year. Note: Enter debts before credits General Journal Debit Credit Transaction A Record entry Clear entry View general Journal 2. Prepare journal entries to record both the warranty expense for 2018 and the payments made under the warranty during the year. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field, Enter your answers in millions of dollars.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet
