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A company started providing a one-year warranty on one of their products. There were a
total of 2,100 of these products sold during 20x5. The company estimates that the cost of
warranty repairs will be as follows:
Amount Probability
$0 50%
40,000 15%
80,000 15%
105,000 12%
225,000 8%
Total warranty costs incurred during the year amounted to $13,200 and were charged to
cost of goods sold.
Required – Prepare the adjusting journal entries required at December 31, 20x5.
| Account | Debit | Credit | 
| Warranty expense | $ 48,600 | |
| Warranty liability | $ 48,600 | |
| (to record estimated warranty) | ||
| Warranty liability | $ 13,200 | |
| Cost of goods sold | $ 13,200 | |
| (to record warranty paid adjustment) | 
| Amount | × probability | Warranty | 
| - | 50% | - | 
| 40,000 | 15% | 6,000 | 
| 80,000 | 15% | 12,000 | 
| 105,000 | 12% | 12,600 | 
| 225,000 | 8% | 18,000 | 
| Expected warranty | 48,600 |