Ranch Company Estimates Warranty Expense as 5% of Sales

question 97

Multiple Choice

Ranch Company estimates warranty expense as 5% of sales. On January 1, warranties payable was $13,000. During the year Ranch paid $5,000 to meet its warranty obligations and recorded sales of $120,000. The December 31 liability for the warranty is

• A)$10,000.
• B)$12,000.
• C)$6,000.
• D)$14,000.

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Definitions:

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LIFO

An inventory valuation method called "Last In, First Out" where the most recently produced or purchased items are the first to be expensed as cost of goods sold.

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