Warranties Alaska Computer Company Sells Computers for $ 2,000 Each, Which

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Essay

Warranties
Alaska Computer Company sells computers for $ 2,000 each, which includes a 3-year warranty that requires the company to perform periodic services and to replace defective parts. During 2020, Alaska sold 500 computers on account. Based on past experience, the company has estimated the total 3-year warranty costs at $ 80 for parts and $ 100 for labour. (Assume sales all occur at December 31, 2020.)
In 2021, Alaska Computer Company incurred actual warranty costs relative to 2020 computer sales of $ 10,000 for parts and $ 12,000 for labour.
Instructions
a) Using the expense warranty approach, prepare the entries to reflect the above transactions (accrual method) for 2020 and 2021.
a) create what balance under current liabilities in the 2020 statement of financial position?
b) Using the cash basis method, what are the Warranty Expense balances for 2020 and 2021?
c) The transactions of part

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, significant in hypothesis testing.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true; a measure of the risk of making a Type I error.

Proportions

A statistical measure that reflects the size of a part compared to the whole, typically expressed as a fraction or a percentage.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, typically set prior to conducting the test.