Ferol Company acquired rights to a patent from Rachal Company requiring an advance royalty payment when agreement was signed. Ferol Company remits royalties earned and due under the agreement on October 31 each year. Additionally, on the same date, Ferol Company pays in advance estimated royalties for the next year. Ferol Company adjusts prepaid royalties at year-end. Information for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 01/01/2021 Prepaid royalties 75,000 10/31/2021 Royalty payment (charged to royalty expense) 1,350,000 12/31/2021 Year-end credit adjustment to royalty expense 165,000   Under the cash basis of accounting, Ferol Company’s royalty expense for 2021 is Group of answer choices 1,185,000 1,255,000 1,350,000 1,260,000

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Ferol Company acquired rights to a patent from Rachal Company requiring an advance royalty payment when agreement was signed. Ferol Company remits royalties earned and due under the agreement on October 31 each year. Additionally, on the same date, Ferol Company pays in advance estimated royalties for the next year. Ferol Company adjusts prepaid royalties at year-end. Information for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:

01/01/2021

Prepaid royalties

75,000

10/31/2021

Royalty payment (charged to royalty expense)

1,350,000

12/31/2021

Year-end credit adjustment to royalty expense

165,000

 

Under the cash basis of accounting, Ferol Company’s royalty expense for 2021 is

Group of answer choices
1,185,000
1,255,000
1,350,000
1,260,000
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education