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Chapter 18: Question 9Q (page 1031)
What is a performance obligation? Under what conditions does a performance obligation exist?
The performance obligation is an obligation that sellers have to act according to the contract or promise made in a contract and provide products or services to the customers that benefit them.
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Tablet Tailors sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits the tablet to connect to the Internet anywhere and set up a Wi-Fi hot spot. It offers two bundles with the following terms.
1. Tablet Bundle A sells a tablet with 3 years of Internet service. The price for the tablet and a 3-year Internet connection service contract is \(500. The standalone selling price of the tablet is \)250 (the cost to Tablet Tailors is \(175). Tablet Tailors sells the Internet access service independently for an upfront payment of \)300. On January 2, 2017, Tablet Tailors signed 100 contracts, receiving a total of \(50,000 in cash.
2. Tablet Bundle B includes the tablet and Internet service plus a service plan for the tablet PC (for any repairs or upgrades to the tablet or the Internet connections) during the 3-year contract period. That product bundle sells for \)600. Tablet Tailors provides the 3-year tablet service plan as a separate product with a standalone selling price of \(150. Tablet Tailors signed 200 contracts for Tablet Bundle B on July 1, 2017, receiving a total of \)120,000 in cash.
Instructions
(c) Repeat the requirements for part (a), assuming that Tablet Tailors has no reliable data with which to estimate the stand-alone selling price for the Internet service.
Nair Corp. enters into a contract with a customer to build an apartment building for \(1,000,000. The customer hopes to rent apartments at the beginning of the school year and provides a performance bonus of \)150,000 to be paid if the building is ready for rental beginning August 1, 2018. The bonus is reduced by $50,000 each week that completion is delayed. Nair commonly includes these completion bonuses in its contracts and, based on prior experience, estimates the following completion outcomes:
Completed by Probability
August 1, 2018 70%
August 8, 2018 20
August 15, 2018 5
After August 15, 2018 5
Determine the transaction price for this contract.
Describe the revenue recognition principle.
Tablet Tailors sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits the tablet to connect to the Internet anywhere and set up a Wi-Fi hot spot. It offers two bundles with the following terms.
1. Tablet Bundle A sells a tablet with 3 years of Internet service. The price for the tablet and a 3-year Internet connection service contract is \(500. The standalone selling price of the tablet is \)250 (the cost to Tablet Tailors is \(175). Tablet Tailors sells the Internet access service independently for an upfront payment of \)300. On January 2, 2017, Tablet Tailors signed 100 contracts, receiving a total of \(50,000 in cash.
2. Tablet Bundle B includes the tablet and Internet service plus a service plan for the tablet PC (for any repairs or upgrades to the tablet or the Internet connections) during the 3-year contract period. That product bundle sells for \)600. Tablet Tailors provides the 3-year tablet service plan as a separate product with a standalone selling price of \(150. Tablet Tailors signed 200 contracts for Tablet Bundle B on July 1, 2017, receiving a total of \)120,000 in cash.
Instructions
(a) Prepare any journal entries to record the revenue arrangement for Tablet Bundle A on January 2, 2017, and December 31, 2017.
(Determine Transaction Price) Aaron鈥檚 Agency sells an insurance policy offered by Capital Insurance Company for a commission of \(100 on January 2, 2017. In addition, Aaron will receive an additional commission of \)10 each year for as long as the policyholder does not cancel the policy. After selling the policy, Aaron does not have any remaining performance obligations. Based on Aaron鈥檚 significant experience with these types of policies, it estimates that policyholders on average renew the policy for 4.5 years. It has no evidence to suggest that previous policyholder behavior will change.
Instructions
(a) Determine the transaction price of the arrangement for Aaron, assuming 100 policies are sold.
(b) Determine the revenue that Aaron will recognize in 2017.
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