Question

Question one  

Under IFRS, where a right to return exists,

a) sales returns and allowances are recognized as contra accounts to Revenues and Accounts Receivable.

b) a refund liability is recognized.

c) this right is disclosed in the financial statements; no accrual necessary.

d) this right does not need to be disclosed or accrued anywhere.

Part B

Marlin Pools and Spas sold 80 hot tubs at $4,500 each. The cost of the hot tubs to Marlin is $2,600. The terms of the sale include a right to return for full refund within 30 days of purchase. Marlin expects that 3 of the hot tubs will be returned. Marlin follows IFRS 15.

Required:

1. Record the journal entries related to the above transactions. Assume 1 hot tub is returned within the 30 days.
2. Now assume Marlin uses ASPE, prepare the journal entries for the above transactions.

Question Two

Ace Company manufactures equipment. Ace’s products range from simple automated machinery to complex systems containing numerous components. Unit selling prices range from $130,000 to $1,100,000 and are quoted inclusive of installation. The installation process does NOT involve changes to the features of the equipment to perform specifications. Ace has the following relationship with Rose Inc.

• Rose can purchase equipment from Ace for a price of $500,000 and contracts with Ace to install the equipment. Using market data, Rose determines installation service is estimated to have a fair value of $50,000. The cost of the equipment is $200,000.
• Rose is obligated to pay Ace the $500,000 upon delivery and installation of the equipment.

Ace delivers the equipment on August 1, 2020, and completes the installation of the equipment on October 1, 2020. The equipment has a useful life of 7 years. Assume the equipment and the installations are two distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately.

Instructions

a)    How should the transaction price of $500,000 be allocated among the service obligations?

b)    Prepare the journal entries for Ace for this revenue arrangement for 2020, assuming Ace receives payment when installation is completed.

Question Three

On December 31, 2019, Resilient Company sells production equipment to Ready Corp. for $160,000. Resilient includes a one-year assurance warranty service with the sale of all its equipment. The customer receives and pays for the equipment on December 31, 2019. Resilient estimates the prices to be $156,000 for the equipment and $4,000 for the cost of the warranty.

Required:

1. Prepare the journal entry to record this transaction on December 31, 2019.
2. Repeat the requirements for (a) assuming that, in addition to the assurance warranty, Resilient sold an extended warranty (service type warranty) for an additional two year (2019 – 2020) for $1,600.

Question Four  

In January 2019, Miller Construction Corp. contracted to construct a building for $3,600,000. Construction started in early 2019 and was completed in 2020. The following additional information is available:

                                                                                          2019               2020

       Costs incurred...................................................... $1,458,000          $1,620,000

       Estimated costs to complete.................................. 1,560,000                         —

       Billed ……………………………………………….    1,700,000           1,900,000

       Collections during the year.................................... 1,440,000            2,160,000

Miller uses the percentage-of-completion method.

Instructions

Under the contract-based approach for percentage completion,

a) How much revenue should Miller report for 2019 and 2020?

b) Prepare all journal entries for 2019 and 2020 for this contract.

c)    What amounts would be presented on Miller’s December 31, 2019 Balance Sheet?

d)    What is the gross profit on the project for each of 2019 and 2020?

Answer 1

Question one
Under IFRS, where a right to return exists,
a) sales returns and allowances are recognized as contra accounts to Revenues and Accounts Receivable.
b) a refund liability is recognized.	Correct	Sales price fixed, buyers assumes all risks of loss, buyer has paid some sort of consideration, product sold is substantially complete, amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated
c) this right is disclosed in the financial statements; no accrual necessary.
d) this right does not need to be disclosed or accrued anywhere.
Part B
Marlin Pools and Spas sold 80 hot tubs at $4,500 each. The cost of the hot tubs to Marlin is $2,600. The terms of the sale include a right to return for full refund within 30 days of purchase. Marlin expects that 3 of the hot tubs will be returned. Marlin follows IFRS 15.
Required:
Record the journal entries related to the above transactions. Assume 1 hot tub is returned within the 30 days.
Now assume Marlin uses ASPE, prepare the journal entries for the above transactions.
a) IFRS
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Cash (80 tubs x $4500)	$                               360,000
Refund Liability (3 x $4500)		$                                                                13,500
Sales Revenue  (77 x $4500)		$                                                              346,500
Cost of goods sold (80 tubs x $2600)	$                          208,000.00
Estimated Inventory Returns (3 tubs x $2600)	$                              7,800.00
Inventory (77 tubs x 2600)		$                                                         215,800.00
Refund liability	$                              4,500.00
Accounts payable		$                                                             4,500.00
Returned Inventory	$                              2,600.00
Estimated inventory returns		$                                                             2,600.00
b) ASPE
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Cash (80 tubs x $4500)	$                               360,000
Unearned Warranty Revenue (3 x $4500)		$                                                                13,500
Sales Revenue  (77 x $4500)		$                                                              346,500
Cost of goods sold (80 tubs x $2600)	$                          208,000.00
Estimated Inventory Returns (3 tubs x $2600)	$                              7,800.00
Inventory (77 tubs x 2600)		$                                                         215,800.00
Unearned Warranty Revenue	$                              4,500.00
Accounts payable		$                                                             4,500.00
Returned Inventory	$                              2,600.00
Estimated inventory returns		$                                                             2,600.00