Question

In: Accounting

On January 1, 2017, Fulton Inc. enters into a contract with Gibson to deliver goods. Gibson...

On January 1, 2017, Fulton Inc. enters into a contract with Gibson to deliver goods. Gibson pays $100,000 at the time the contract is signed, at which time the goods are transferred and Fulton’s performance obligation is complete. In addition, Gibson agrees to pay Fulton $100,000 on December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018. If Fulton entered into a financing arrangement with Gibson it would charge an interest rate of 9%.

Required:

1. Determine the transaction price for the contract with Gibson.

Transaction price $ _______

2. Prepare the journal entries to record Fulton’s sales revenue on January 1 and interest revenue on December 31.

Solutions

Expert Solution

Hey there

In this question we have to determine the transaction price as per revenue recognition principles and also prepare journal entries as on 1st Jan and 31st Dec.

Let me help you with the same.

Transaction price of the contract is the total present value of all future receipts.

So, transaction price in this case will be calculated as per below.

Discounting factor will be considered at the rate of 9%. (As given in the question) .

Below table shows the formula as to how we have calculated discounted rates.

Now let us record the Journal entry for the same.

I hope the solution is clear to you now....Do let me know in case of any issues...

All the best !!

Happy Studying :)


Related Solutions

On January 1, 2019, Fulton Inc. enters into a contract with Gibson to deliver goods. Gibson...
On January 1, 2019, Fulton Inc. enters into a contract with Gibson to deliver goods. Gibson pays $100,000 at the time the contract is signed, at which time the goods are transferred and Fulton’s performance obligation is complete. In addition, Gibson agrees to pay Fulton $100,000 on December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2020. If Fulton entered into a financing arrangement with Gibson it would charge an interest rate of 9%. Required: 1. Determine the transaction price for the contract...
On January 1, 2017, Spring Fashions Inc. enters into a contract with a southeast retail company...
On January 1, 2017, Spring Fashions Inc. enters into a contract with a southeast retail company to provide 500 dresses for $62,500 ($125 per dress) over the next 10 months. On October 1, 2017, after 450 of the dresses had been delivered (50 dresses per month), the contract is modified. Required: 1. Fifty dresses were delivered each month for the first 9 months of 2017. Prepare Spring Fashions’s monthly journal entry to record revenue. 2. Assume that the contract is...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $65 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649 for the smartphone and $65 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. On July 1, 2017, the customer realizes that she needs...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $65 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649 for the smartphone and $65 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. Required: 1. Calculate the transaction price for the smartphone and...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an...
On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $65 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649 for the smartphone and $65 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. Required: 1. Calculate the transaction price for the smartphone and...
Determine the Transaction Price On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with...
Determine the Transaction Price On January 1, 2017, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a cus- tomer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $65 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649 for the smartphone and $65 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. Required: 1. Calculate the transaction...
On January 1, 2017, Marlene Corp. enters into an agreement with Dietrich Rentals Inc. to lease...
On January 1, 2017, Marlene Corp. enters into an agreement with Dietrich Rentals Inc. to lease a machine from them. Both corporations adhere to ASPE. The following data relate to the agreement: 1. The term of the non-cancellable lease is three years with no renewal option. Payments of $271,622 are due on December 31 of each year. 2. The fair value of the machine on January 1, 2017, is $700,000. The machine has a remaining economic life of 10 years,...
Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially...
Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially made piece of machinery. The total contract price is $10,000,000. The contract provides that $5,000,000 must be paid to Boris when the machine is delivered and $5,000,000 must be paid when installation is complete. The junior accountant properly concluded that delivery of the manufactured machine and installation of the machine represent two separate performance obligations. The accountant properly allocated $1,000,000 of the contract price...
Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially...
Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially made piece of machinery. The total contract price is $10,000,000. The contract provides that $5,000,000 must be paid to Boris when the machine is delivered and $5,000,000 must be paid when installation is complete. The junior accountant properly concluded that delivery of the manufactured machine and installation of the machine represent two separate performance obligations. The accountant properly allocated $1,000,000 of the contract price...
An Omani dates dealer enters into a contract with Indian importer to deliver INR 100000 worth...
An Omani dates dealer enters into a contract with Indian importer to deliver INR 100000 worth of dates on 1st May 2019 payment to be received within one month from the date of delivery. The exchange rate in spot market on the date of transaction is INR 184.254 = 1 OMR. The dates were delivered on 1st June 2019. Assuming that the forward contract price of INR is at a forward discount of 5% for 1st July and the spot...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT