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Chapter 18: 3Q (page 1031)
Describe the revenue recognition principle.
The culmination of the process is the revenue recognition principle, which states that revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied.
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On June 1, 2017, Mills Company sells \(200,000 of shelving units to a local retailer, ShopBarb, which is planning to expand its stores in the area. Under the agreement, ShopBarb asks Mills to retain the shelving units at its factory until the new stores are ready for installation. Title passes to ShopBarb at the time the agreement is signed. The shelving units are delivered to the stores on September 1, 2017, and ShopBarb pays in full. Prepare the journal entries for this bill-and-hold arrangement (assuming that conditions for recognizing the sale as a bill-and-hold sale have been met) for Mills on June 1 and September 1, 2017. The cost of the shelving units to Mills is \)110,000.
Tyler Financial Services performs bookkeeping and tax-reporting services to startup companies in the Oconomowoc area. On January 1, 2017, Tyler entered into a 3-year service contract with Walleye Tech. Walleye promises to pay \(10,000 at the beginning of each year, which at contract inception is the standalone selling price for these services. At the end of the second year, the contract is modified and the fee for the third year of services is reduced to \)8,000. In addition, Walleye agrees to pay an additional $20,000 at the beginning of the third year to cover the contract for 3 additional years (i.e., 4 years remain after the modification). The extended contract services are similar to those provided in the first 2 years of the contract.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries for Tyler in 2017 and 2018 related to this service contract.
(b) Prepare the journal entries for Tyler in 2019 related to the modified service contract, assuming a prospective approach.
(c) Repeat the requirements for part (b), assuming Tyler and Walleye agree on a revised set of services (fewer bookkeeping services but more tax services) in the extended contract period and the modification results in a separate performance obligation.
Talarczyk Company sold 10,000 Super-Spreaders on December 31, 2017, at a total price of \(1,000,000, with a warranty guarantee that the product was free of any defects. The cost of the spreaders sold is \)550,000. The assurance warranties extend for a 2-year period and are estimated to cost \(40,000. Talarczyk also sold extended warranties (service-type warranties) related to 2,000 spreaders for 2 years beyond the 2-year period for \)12,000. Given this information, determine the amounts to report for the following at December 31, 2017: sales revenue, warranty expense, unearned warranty revenue, warranty liability, and cash.
Franchise Fee, Initial Down Payment) On January 1, 2017, Lesley Benjamin signed an agreement, covering 5 years, to operate as a franchisee of Campbell Inc. for an initial franchise fee of \(50,000. The amount of \)10,000 was paid when the agreement was signed, and the balance is payable in five annual payments of \(8,000 each, beginning January 1, 2018. The agreement provides that the down payment is nonrefundable and that no future services are required of the franchisor once the franchise commences operations on April 1, 2017. Lesley Benjamin鈥檚 credit rating indicates that she can borrow money at 11% for a loan of this type.
Instructions
(a) Prepare journal entries for Campbell for 2017-related revenue for this franchise arrangement.
(b) Prepare journal entries for Campbell for 2017-related revenue for this franchise arrangement, assuming that in addition to the franchise rights, Campbell also provides 1 year of operational consulting and training services, beginning on the signing date. These services have a value of \)3,600.
(c) Repeat the requirements for part (a), assuming that Campbell must provide services to Benjamin throughout the franchise period to maintain the franchise value.
Refer to the information in Question 14. Assume that Allee has limited experience with a construction project on the same scale as the ten speedboats. How does this affect the accounting for the variable consideration?
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