Omicron plc prepares financial statements to 31 December each year. On 1 January 2021, Omicron plc entered into a contract with a customer to sell Product X for £10 per unit. If the customer purchases more than 10,000 units of Product X in a calendar year, the contract specifies that the price per unit is retrospectively reduced to £9 per unit. For the quarter ended 31 March 2021, Omicron plc sells 1,500 units of Product X to the customer and based on this volume of purchases, Omicron plc consider that it is highly probable that the customer’s purchases will not exceed the 10,000-unit threshold required for the volume discount in the calendar year. In May 2021, Omicron plc’s customer acquires another company and, in the quarter, ended 30 June 2021, Omicron plc sells an additional 7,000 units of Product X to the customer. In the light of the new fact, Omicron plc estimates that the customer’s purchases will exceed the 10,000- unit threshold for the calendar year. Required Explain the correct treatment for the two transactions and show the necessary journal entries.

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Omicron plc prepares financial statements to 31 December each year. On 1 January 2021, Omicron plc entered into a contract with a customer to sell Product X for £10 per unit. If the customer purchases more than 10,000 units of Product X in a calendar year, the contract specifies that the price per unit is retrospectively reduced to £9 per unit. For the quarter ended 31 March 2021, Omicron plc sells 1,500 units of Product X to the customer and based on this volume of purchases, Omicron plc consider that it is highly probable that the customer’s purchases will not exceed the 10,000-unit threshold required for the volume discount in the calendar year. In May 2021, Omicron plc’s customer acquires another company and, in the quarter, ended 30 June 2021, Omicron plc sells an additional 7,000 units of Product X to the customer. In the light of the new fact, Omicron plc estimates that the customer’s purchases will exceed the 10,000- unit threshold for the calendar year.

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