Problem 1-10 (AICPA) : Solution
Problem 1-10 (AICPA) : Solution
Problem 1-10 (AICPA) : Solution
Farr Company sells products with reusable and expensive containers. The customer is charged
a deposit for each container delivered and receives a refund for each container returned within
two years after the year of delivery.
2018 75,000
2019 215,000 290,000
Containers delivered in 2020 390,000
2018 45,000
2019 125,000
2020 143,000 313,000
ANSWER: P 337,000
Solution:
Liability
P 290,000 12/31 /19 balance
390,000 2020 deliveries
2020 returns P 313,000
2020 sales 30,000
Explanation:
When customers pay the deposit for a container, cash is debited and the liability is credited.
Therefore, at 12/31/19, the liability consists of deposits for containers still held by customers
from the last two years P 290, 000. During 2020, the liability is increased for deposits on
containers delivered P 390, 000. When containers are returned, the deposits are returned to
the customers; in 2020, the liability was debited and cash credited for P 313, 000 . Also,
at 12/31/20, some customers still held containers from 2016 (P 75,000 – P 45,000 = P
30,000). The two-year time limit has expired on these, so the company no longer is obligated to
return the deposit. The containers are considered sold to the customers, so the liability
account is debited and sales credited for P 30,000. These transactions result in a 12/31/98
liability balance of P 337,000.
The entity provided the following information for the current year:
What amount should be reported as current liability for advances from customers at year-end?
ANSWER: P 880,000
Solution:
Explanation:
When advances are received P 1,840,000 cash is debited and the liability account is credited.
When advances are applied to orders shipped P 1,640,000 the liability account is debited and a
sale is credited. When an order is cancelled P 500,000, the liability account is debited and
either cash or a revenue account is credited, depending upon whether or not the
deposit is returned to the customer
Kent Company, a realty entity, maintains escrow accounts and pays real estate taxes for the
mortgage customers. Escrow funds are kept in interest-bearing accounts. Interest, less a 10%
service fee, is credited to the mortgagee’s account and used to reduce future escrow payments.
The entity provided the following additional information for the current year:
ANSWER: P 605,000
Solution:
Explanation:
The liability at the beginning of the year was P 700,000. Escrow payments of P 1,580,000 were
credited and taxes paid of P 1,720,000 were debited to the account during the year.
Furthermore, interest of P45, 000 [P50, 000 – (P50,000 × 10%) service fee] was credited. Thus,
the year-end balance was P605, 000 (P700,000 + P1,580,000 – P 1,720,000 + P 45,000).