During 1998, Day Company sold 500,000 boxes of cake mix under a new sales promotional program. Each box contains one coupon, which entitle the customer to a baking pan upon remittance of P4.00. Day pays P5.00 per pan and P0.50 for handling and shipping. Day estimates that 80% of the coupons will be redeemed, even though only 300,000 coupons had been processed during 1998. What amount should Day report as a liability for unredeemed coupons at December 31, 1998? P100,000   P150,000   P300,000   P500,000

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During 1998, Day Company sold 500,000 boxes of cake mix under a new sales promotional program. Each box contains one coupon, which entitle the customer to a baking pan upon remittance of P4.00. Day pays P5.00 per pan and P0.50 for handling and shipping. Day estimates that 80% of the coupons will be redeemed, even though only 300,000 coupons had been processed during 1998. What amount should Day report as a liability for unredeemed coupons at December 31, 1998?

P100,000
 
P150,000
 
P300,000
 
P500,000
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