Shamrock Inc, a publishing company, is preparing its December 31, 2020 financial statements and must determine the proper accounting treatment for the following situations. Shamrock has retained your firm to help with this task. 1. Shamrock sells subscriptions to several magazines for a one-year, two-year, or three-year period. Cash receipts from subscribers are credited to Unearned Subscriptions Revenue, and this account had a balance of $2.70 million at December 31, 2020. Outstanding subscriptions at December 31, 2020, expire as follows: During 2021 $550.000 During 2022 600,000 During 2023 1,150,000 2. On January 2, 2020, Shamrock discontinued collision, fire, and theft coverage on its delivery vehicles and became self-insured for these risks. Actual losses of $50,000 during 2020 were charged to Delivery Expense. The 2019 premium for the discontinued coverage amounted to $80,000 and the controller wants to accrue a reserve for self-insurance by a debit to Freight-out of $30,000 and a credit to the Reserve for Self-insurance of $30,000. 3. A suit for breach of contract seeking damages of $1 million was filed by an author against Shamrock on July 1, 2020. Shamrock's legal counsel believes that an unfavourable outcome is likely. A reasonable estimate of the court's award to the plaintiff is between $350,000 and $800,000. No amount within this range is a better estimate of potential damages than any other amount 4. Shamrock's main supplier, Bartlett Ltd., has been experiencing liquidity problems over the past three quarters. In order for Bartlett's bank to continue to extend credit Bartlett has asked and Shamrock has guaranteed its indebtedness. The bank loan stands at $600,000 at December 31, 2020, but the guarantee extends to the full credit facility of $900,000. There is currently no indication that Bartlett will default on any of its bank loans. 5. . Shamrock's landlord has informed the company that its warehouse lease will not be renewed when it expires in six months. Shamrock entered into a $2-million contract on December 15, 2020 with Complete Construction Company Ltd., committing Shamrock to building an office and warehouse facility. 6. During December 2020, a competitor company filed suit against Shamrock for industrial espionage, claiming $1.5 million in damages. In the opinion of management and company counsel, it is reasonably possible that damages will be awarded to the plaintiff. However, the amount of potential damages awarded to the plaintiff cannot be reasonably estimated. account titles and enter for the amounts.) No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 1. (To record subscriptions earned during 2020) 2. 3. (To record estimated minimum damages on breach-of-contract litigation) 4. 5. 5. e Textbook and Media