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During its first year of operations, Keene Limited had sales of $76,500

Accounting Feb 05, 2021

During its first year of operations, Keene Limited had sales of $76,500. The company offers a 2-year limited warranty on all sales and expects that warranty costs for the first year will average 0.5% of sales with an additional 1.5% in the second year. During the current year, the company spent $1,200 on warranty repairs. 

 

1.    Create all journal entries related to the warranty for the current year.

2.    How will the warranty liability be reported on the company's year-end balance sheet?

Expert Solution

1)

Journal Entries:    
Transaction Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
1) Warranty Expenses ($76500*(0.5%+1.5%)) 1530  
          Warranty Liability   1530
  (Being entry made to book the year's warranty expense)    
       
2) Warranty Liability  1200  
           Cash    1200
  (Being entry made to meet the current year's warranty repairs)    

2)

The warranty liability be reported on the company's year-end balance sheet under the Liability side as a heading "Warranty Liability Account".

 

 

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