In: Accounting
CircuitTown commenced a gift card program in January 2018 and
sold $13,900 of gift cards in January, $18,700 in February, and
$20,450 in March of 2018 before discontinuing further gift card
sales. During 2018, gift card redemptions were $8,500 for the
January gift cards sold, $5,100 for the February cards, and $6,050
for the March cards. CircuitTown considers gift cards to be
“broken” (not redeemable) 10 months after sale.
Required:
1. How much revenue will CircuitTown recognize
with respect to January gift card sales during 2018?
2. Prepare journal entries to record the sale of
January gift cards, redemption of gift cards (ignore sales tax),
and breakage (expiration) of gift cards.
3. How much revenue will CircuitTown recognize
with respect to March gift card sales during 2018?
4. What liability for deferred revenue associated
with gift card sales would CircuitTown show as of December 31,
2018?