In 2024, Carla Vista Co. introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 2% of sales in the year of the sale, 3% in the year after the sale, and 4% in the second year after the sale. Sales revenue and actual warranty expenditures for the first three year period were as follows: (assume the accrual method) Sales Revenue Actual Warranty Expenditures 2024 $1598000 $41000 2025 2496000 66000 2026 2107000 136000 $6201000 $243000 What amount should Carla Vista report as a liability under the warranty at December 31, 2026? $84280 $72080 $315090 0 $0

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In 2024, Carla Vista Co. introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on
industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 2% of sales in the year of the sale, 3% in the year after the sale, and 4% in the
second year after the sale. Sales revenue and actual warranty expenditures for the first three year period were as follows: (assume the
accrual method)
Sales Revenue
Actual
Warranty
Expenditures
2024
$1598000
$41000
2025
2496000
66000
2026
2107000
136000
$6201000
$243000
What amount should Carla Vista report as a liability under the warranty at December 31, 2026?
$84280
$72080
$315090
0 $0
Transcribed Image Text:In 2024, Carla Vista Co. introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 2% of sales in the year of the sale, 3% in the year after the sale, and 4% in the second year after the sale. Sales revenue and actual warranty expenditures for the first three year period were as follows: (assume the accrual method) Sales Revenue Actual Warranty Expenditures 2024 $1598000 $41000 2025 2496000 66000 2026 2107000 136000 $6201000 $243000 What amount should Carla Vista report as a liability under the warranty at December 31, 2026? $84280 $72080 $315090 0 $0
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