Trekster Corporation guarantees its snowmobiles for three years. Company experience indicates that warranty costs will add up

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Trekster Corporation guarantees its snowmobiles for three years. Company experience indicates that warranty costs will add up to 4% of sales. Assume that the Trekster dealer in Colorado Springs made sales totaling $533,000 during 2012. The company received cash for 30% of the sales and notes receivable for the remainder. Warranty payments totaled $17,000 during 2012.
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1. Record the sales, warranty expense, and warranty payments for the company.
2. Post to the Estimated warranty payable T-account. At the end of 2012, how much in Estimated warranty payable does the company owe?

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Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132497978

3rd Edition

Authors: Horngren, Harrison, Oliver

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