A Client Is Involved in Several Different Law Suits That

question 18

Essay

A client is involved in several different law suits that are all pending at the end of its fiscal year.The controller wants to know if the cases must be accrued in the accounts, disclosed in the footnotes, or neither of these.
Required:
Write an explanation of the criteria used to determine whether an accrual or a disclosure is required for loss and gain contingencies.

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Definitions:

Variable Factory Overhead

Variable factory overhead consists of production costs that vary with the level of output, such as utilities and indirect materials.

Fixed Costs

Costs that tend to remain the same in amount, regardless of variations in the level of activity.

Differential Revenue

The additional revenue generated from choosing one alternative over another in decision-making processes.

Domestic Unit Sales

The quantity of product units sold within a company's home country.