In 2018, Bare company began selling a new calculator that carried a two-year warranty against defects.   Bare projected the estimated warranty (as a percent of sales) as follows:             First year of warranty                                   4%             Second year of warranty                             10% Sales and actual warranty repairs were:                                                             2018                                         2019   Sales                                                        5,000,000                             9,000,000   Actual warranty repairs                            200,000                                 560,000 How much is the amount of estimated liability for warranties on December 31, 2018?

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In 2018, Bare company began selling a new calculator that carried a two-year warranty against defects.

 

Bare projected the estimated warranty (as a percent of sales) as follows:

            First year of warranty                                   4%

            Second year of warranty                             10%

Sales and actual warranty repairs were:

                                                            2018                                         2019

  Sales                                                        5,000,000                             9,000,000

  Actual warranty repairs                            200,000                                 560,000

How much is the amount of estimated liability for warranties on December 31, 2018? 

 

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