On Dec. 31, 2020, an employee filed a P3,000,000 lawsuit against Siomai Company for damages suffered when one of Siomai's plants exploded on July 20, 2020. Siomai's legal counsel expects the company will lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be between P500,000 and P1,500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000 but Siomai will not agree to the settlement. In its Dec. 31, 2020 statement of financial position, what amount should Siomai Company report as a provision from the lawsuit? *

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On Dec. 31, 2020, an employee filed a P3,000,000 lawsuit against Siomai Company for damages
suffered when one of Siomai's plants exploded on July 20, 2020. Siomai's legal counsel expects
the company will lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be between P500,000 and P1,500,000.
The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000 but Siomai will not agree
to the settlement.
In its Dec. 31, 2020 statement of financial position, what amount should Siomai Company report
as a provision from the lawsuit? *
Transcribed Image Text:On Dec. 31, 2020, an employee filed a P3,000,000 lawsuit against Siomai Company for damages suffered when one of Siomai's plants exploded on July 20, 2020. Siomai's legal counsel expects the company will lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be between P500,000 and P1,500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000 but Siomai will not agree to the settlement. In its Dec. 31, 2020 statement of financial position, what amount should Siomai Company report as a provision from the lawsuit? *
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