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Wynn Company offers a set of building blocks to customers who send in 3 UPC codes from Wynn cereal, along with 50¢. The block sets cost Wynn $1.10 each to purchase and 60¢ each to mail to customers. During 2017, Wynn sold1,200,000 boxes of cereal. The company expects 30% of the UPC codes to be sent in. During 2017, 120,000 UPC codes wereredeemed. Prepare Wynn’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entry.

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Premium expense will be debited and Premium liability will be credited by $96,000, respectively

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01

Calculation of premium expense

Particular

Amount

Expected UPC codes to be sent in (1,200,000 x 30%)

$360,000

Less: UPC codes redeemed

(120,000)

Estimated future redemptions

$240,000

Premium liability

(240,000 / 3) x ($1.10+$0.60-$0.50)

$96,000

02

Journal entry

Date

Accounts & Explanations

Debit

Credit

Dec.31,2017

Premium Expense

$96,000

Premium Liability

$96,000

To record cost of estimated outstanding claim

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