On December 31, 20x1, EXCEL Company recognized the following provisions: Dec. 31, 20x1 Warranty expense 200,000 Dec. 31, 20x1 Estimated warranty obligation Probable loss on litigation 400,000 Estimated liability on pending litigation 200,000 400,000 In 20x2, EXCEL incurred $260,000 in discharging its warranty obligation and settled the pending lawsuit for $360,000. How much is the net effect of the settlements of the provisions on profit or loss in 20x2? a. 20,000 increase c. 60,000 decrease b. 20,000 decrease d. 0
On December 31, 20x1, EXCEL Company recognized the following provisions: Dec. 31, 20x1 Warranty expense 200,000 Dec. 31, 20x1 Estimated warranty obligation Probable loss on litigation 400,000 Estimated liability on pending litigation 200,000 400,000 In 20x2, EXCEL incurred $260,000 in discharging its warranty obligation and settled the pending lawsuit for $360,000. How much is the net effect of the settlements of the provisions on profit or loss in 20x2? a. 20,000 increase c. 60,000 decrease b. 20,000 decrease d. 0
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![On December 31, 20x1, EXCEL Company recognized the following provisions:
Dec. 31, 20x1 Warranty expense
200,000
Dec. 31, 20x1
Estimated warranty obligation
Probable loss on litigation
Estimated liability on pending litigation
400,000
200,000
400,000
In 20x2, EXCEL incurred $260,000 in discharging its warranty obligation and settled the pending lawsuit for
P360,000. How much is the net effect of the settlements of the provisions on profit or loss in 20x2?
a. 20,000 increase
c. 60,000 decrease
b. 20,000 decrease
d. 0](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7ce9f45e-5aeb-4177-8f93-1bb48115ebcb%2F5db3f1e9-fd1d-4c99-a11f-850989c2b047%2Fxtx7snx_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:On December 31, 20x1, EXCEL Company recognized the following provisions:
Dec. 31, 20x1 Warranty expense
200,000
Dec. 31, 20x1
Estimated warranty obligation
Probable loss on litigation
Estimated liability on pending litigation
400,000
200,000
400,000
In 20x2, EXCEL incurred $260,000 in discharging its warranty obligation and settled the pending lawsuit for
P360,000. How much is the net effect of the settlements of the provisions on profit or loss in 20x2?
a. 20,000 increase
c. 60,000 decrease
b. 20,000 decrease
d. 0
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