On November 1, 2021 a  customer enters into a contract with MyWatch, Inc. to purchase an eWatch plus a one year internet data plan for the watch for a combined price of $700.  Each item may be purchased separately from MyWatch, Inc.    The standalone selling price of the eWatch is $500 and the standalone selling price of the one year internet data plan is $300.  The customer pays MyWatch, Inc. $400  when the contract is signed.  MyTWatch, Inc. bills the remaining $300 balance evenly over the contract period of one year.   What is the correct accounting for the sale of the ewatch and the data plan?     Question 19 options:   a)  MyWatch would record unearned revenue of $200 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.     b)  MyWatch would record sales revenue of $500 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.     c)  MyWatch would recored sales revenue of $438 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.     d)  MyWatch would record unearned revenue of $300 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.

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On November 1, 2021 a  customer enters into a contract with MyWatch, Inc. to purchase an eWatch plus a one year internet data plan for the watch for a combined price of $700.  Each item may be purchased separately from MyWatch, Inc.    The standalone selling price of the eWatch is $500 and the standalone selling price of the one year internet data plan is $300.  The customer pays MyWatch, Inc. $400  when the contract is signed.  MyTWatch, Inc. bills the remaining $300 balance evenly over the contract period of one year.  

What is the correct accounting for the sale of the ewatch and the data plan?  

 

Question 19 options:

 

a) 

MyWatch would record unearned revenue of $200 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.  

 

b) 

MyWatch would record sales revenue of $500 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.  

 

c) 

MyWatch would recored sales revenue of $438 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.  

 

d) 

MyWatch would record unearned revenue of $300 when the customer takes control of the ewatch.  

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