Since 1970, Super Rise, Inc., has provided maintenance services for elevators. On January 1, 2021, Super Rise obtains a contract to maintain an elevator in a 90-story building in New York City for 10 months and receives a fixed payment of $110,000. The contract specifies that Super Rise will receive an additional $55,000 at the end of the 10 months if there is no unexpected delay, stoppage, c accident during the year. Super Rise estimates variable consideration to be the most likely amount it will receive. Required: 1. Assume that Super Rise anticipates it will earn the performance bonus, but is highly uncertain about its estimate given unfamiliai with the building and uncertainty about its access to the elevators and related equipment. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise wOL record on January 1. 2. Assume the same facts as requirement 1. In addition assume that, on May 31, Super Rise determines that it has sufficient experier with the company to make an accurate estimate of the likelihood that it will earn the performance bonus, and concludes that it is lik to earn the performance bonus. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on May 31 to recognize May revenue and any necessar revision in its estimated bonus receivable
Since 1970, Super Rise, Inc., has provided maintenance services for elevators. On January 1, 2021, Super Rise obtains a contract to maintain an elevator in a 90-story building in New York City for 10 months and receives a fixed payment of $110,000. The contract specifies that Super Rise will receive an additional $55,000 at the end of the 10 months if there is no unexpected delay, stoppage, c accident during the year. Super Rise estimates variable consideration to be the most likely amount it will receive. Required: 1. Assume that Super Rise anticipates it will earn the performance bonus, but is highly uncertain about its estimate given unfamiliai with the building and uncertainty about its access to the elevators and related equipment. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise wOL record on January 1. 2. Assume the same facts as requirement 1. In addition assume that, on May 31, Super Rise determines that it has sufficient experier with the company to make an accurate estimate of the likelihood that it will earn the performance bonus, and concludes that it is lik to earn the performance bonus. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on May 31 to recognize May revenue and any necessar revision in its estimated bonus receivable
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Transcribed Image Text:Since 1970, Super Rise, Inc., has provided maintenance services for elevators. On January 1, 2021, Super Rise obtained a contract to maintain an elevator in a 90-story building in New York City for 10 months with a fixed payment of $110,000. The contract specifies an additional $55,000 at the end of the 10 months if there is no unexpected delay, stoppage, or accident during the year. Super Rise estimates this variable consideration as the most likely amount it will receive.
**Required:**
1. Assume that Super Rise anticipates it will earn the performance bonus, but there is high uncertainty about its estimate due to unfamiliarity with the building and uncertainty about access to the elevators and related equipment. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on January 1.
2. Assume the same facts as requirement 1. Additionally, on May 31, Super Rise determines it has sufficient experience to estimate accurately that it will earn the performance bonus, concluding it is likely. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on May 31 to recognize May revenue and any necessary revisions in its estimated bonus receivable.
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Assume Super Rise anticipates it will earn the performance bonus, but high uncertainty exists about its estimate due to unfamiliarity with the building and uncertainty about access to elevators and related equipment. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on January 1.
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