On January 1, 2019, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $64.00 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299.00. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649.00 for the smartphone and $64.00 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. On July 1, 2019, the customer realizes that she needs less data in her wireless plan and downgrades to the unlimited talk and 2 GB data plan for the remaining term of the contract (18 months). The unlimited talk and 2 GB data plan is priced at $45.00 per month. The $45.00 per month is Loud’s current stand-alone price for this plan that is available to all customers.

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On January 1, 2019, Loud Company enters into a 2-year contract with a customer for an unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan for $64.00 per month. The contract includes a smartphone for which the customer pays $299.00. Loud also sells the smartphone and monthly service plan separately, charging $649.00 for the smartphone and $64.00 for the monthly service for the unlimited talk and 5 GB data wireless plan. On July 1, 2019, the customer realizes that she needs less data in her wireless plan and downgrades to the unlimited talk and 2 GB data plan for the remaining term of the contract (18 months). The unlimited talk and 2 GB data plan is priced at $45.00 per month. The $45.00 per month is Loud’s current stand-alone price for this plan that is available to all customers.

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Given details:

A) Stand-alone price of handset= $ $649.00

B) Stand-alone price of services =$1,536 ($ 64 x 24 month)

C) Total stand-alone (A+B) = $ 2,185

D) Consideration received for handset= $299

E) Consideration for service (64 x 24)=$ 1536

F) Total (E+D)= $ 1,835

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