Chapter 18: Question 12Q (page 1031)
What is the transaction price? What additional factors related to the transaction price must be considered in determining the transaction price?
It is the amount that a company receives for the exchange of products or services.
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Tyler Financial Services performs bookkeeping and tax-reporting services to startup companies in the Oconomowoc area. On January 1, 2017, Tyler entered into a 3-year service contract with Walleye Tech. Walleye promises to pay \(10,000 at the beginning of each year, which at contract inception is the standalone selling price for these services. At the end of the second year, the contract is modified and the fee for the third year of services is reduced to \)8,000. In addition, Walleye agrees to pay an additional $20,000 at the beginning of the third year to cover the contract for 3 additional years (i.e., 4 years remain after the modification). The extended contract services are similar to those provided in the first 2 years of the contract.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries for Tyler in 2017 and 2018 related to this service contract.
(b) Prepare the journal entries for Tyler in 2019 related to the modified service contract, assuming a prospective approach.
(c) Repeat the requirements for part (b), assuming Tyler and Walleye agree on a revised set of services (fewer bookkeeping services but more tax services) in the extended contract period and the modification results in a separate performance obligation.
Uddin Publishing Co. publishes college textbooks that are sold to bookstores on the following terms. Each title has a fixed wholesale price, terms f.o.b. shipping point, and payment is due 60 days after shipment. The retailer may return a maximum of 30% of an order at the retailer’s expense. Sales are made only to retailers who have good credit ratings. Past experience indicates that the normal return rate is 12%. The costs of recovery are expected to be immaterial, and the textbooks are expected to be resold at a profit.
Instructions
(a) Identify the revenue recognition criteria that Uddin could employ concerning textbook sales.
(b) Briefly discuss the reasoning for your answers in (a) above.
(c) On July 1, 2017, Uddin shipped books invoiced at \(15,000,000 (cost \)12,000,000). Prepare the journal entry to record this transaction.
(d) On October 3, 2017, \(1.5 million of the invoiced July sales were returned according to the return policy, and the remaining \)13.5 million was paid. Prepare the journal entries for the return and payment.
(e) Assume Uddin prepares financial statements on October 31, 2017, the close of the fiscal year. No other returns are anticipated. Indicate the amounts reported on the income statement and balance related to the above transactions.
Explain the accounting for sales with the right of return.
On June 1, 2017, Mills Company sells \(200,000 of shelving units to a local retailer, ShopBarb, which is planning to expand its stores in the area. Under the agreement, ShopBarb asks Mills to retain the shelving units at its factory until the new stores are ready for installation. Title passes to ShopBarb at the time the agreement is signed. The shelving units are delivered to the stores on September 1, 2017, and ShopBarb pays in full. Prepare the journal entries for this bill-and-hold arrangement (assuming that conditions for recognizing the sale as a bill-and-hold sale have been met) for Mills on June 1 and September 1, 2017. The cost of the shelving units to Mills is \)110,000.
Engelhart Implements Inc. sells tractors to area farmers. The price for each tractor includes a GPS positioning service for nine months (which facilitates field settings for planting and harvesting equipment). The GPS service is regularly sold on a standalone basis by Engelhart for a monthly fee. After nine months, the consumer can renew the service on a fee basis. Does Engelhart have one or multiple performance obligations? Explain.
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