| 07-51 | | | | | | Name: | | Solution |
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| | GENERAL JOURNAL |
| | | | | | Account Title | | | Debit | | Credit |
| | 2014 | | | Cash | | | | 1,225,500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash |
| | | | | | Sales | | | | | 1,225,500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash, Inventories, etc. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Estimated Liability under Warranties |
| | | | | Warranty Expense | | | | 70,950 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sales |
| | | | | | Estimated Liability under Warranties | | | | | 70,950 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Warranty Expense |
| | 2015 | | | Cash | | | | 1,078,000 |
| | | | | | Sales | | | | | 1,078,000 |
| | | | | Warranty Expense | | | | 60,500 |
| | | | | | Estimated Liability under Warranties | | | | | 60,500 |
| | | | | Estimated Liability under Warranties | | | | 28,500 |
| | | | | | Cash, Inventories, etc. | | | | | 28,500 |
| | 2016 | | | Estimated Liability under Warranties | | | | 66,000 |
| | | | | | Cash, Inventories, etc. | | | | | 66,000 |
| | | Ending balance in liability account* | | | | | | | | $ 36,950 |
| | | Predicted warranty expense (2015 sales still under warranty 12 months) | | | | | | | | 36,300 |
| | | Difference | | | | | | | | $ 650 |
| | * | Balance in liability account at end of 2014 | | | | | | | | $ 70,950 |
| | | Increase in liability account during 2015 | | | | | | | | 32,000 |
| | | Decrease in liability account during 2016 | | | | | | | | (66,000) |
| | | Balance in liability account at end of 2016 | | | | | | | | $ 36,950 |
| | Should Sound Portal revise its warranty estimates? |
| | | The difference is relatively small, indicating an accurate estimate of warranty expense. Sound Portal Corporation should continue to use the current estimates until experience indicates otherwise. |