Revenues are normally recognized when the delivery of goods or services has occurred, there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the price is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.

The amount recorded is the cash-equivalent sales price. The following transactions occurred in September 2003:

a. A customer orders and receives 10 personal computers from Gateway 2000; the customer promises to pay $25,000 within three months. Answer from Gateway's standpoint.

b. Sam Shell Dodge sells a truck with a list, or "sticker," price of $24,000 for $21,000 cash.

c. Hudson's Department Store orders 1 ,000 men's shirts from Arrow Shirt Company for $18 each for future delivery. The terms require payment in full within 30 days of delivery. Answer from Arrow's standpoint.

d. Arrow Shirt Company completes production of the shirts described in (c ) and delivers the order.

Answer from Arrow's standpoint.

e. Arrow receives payment from Hudson's for the order described in (c). Answer from Arrow's standpoint.
/. A customer purchases a ticket from American Airlines for $500 cash to travel the following January.
Answer from American Airlines' standpoint.
g. General Motors issues $26 million in new common stock.
h. Penn State University receives $20,000,000 cash for 80,000 five-game season football tickets.
/'. Penn State plays the first football game referred to in (h).
j. Hall Construction Company signs a contract with a customer for the construction of a new $500,000 warehouse. At the signing. Hall receives a check for $50,000 as a deposit on the future construction. Answer from Hall's standpoint.
k. On September 1 , 2003, a bank lends $ 1 ,000 to a company; the note principal and 1 2 percent annual interest are due in one year. Answer from the bank's standpoint.
/. A popular ski magazine company receives a total of $1,800 today from subscribers. The subscriptions begin in the next fiscal year. Answer from the magazine company's standpoint.
m. Sears, a retail store, sells a $100 lamp to a customer who charges the sale on his store credit card.
Answer from the standpoint of Sears.
Required:
For each of the transactions, if revenue is to be recognized in September, indicate the revenue account title and amount. If revenue is not to be recognized in September, explain why.LO1