Book royalties • LO20–4 Three programmers at Feenix Computer Storage, Inc., write an operating systems control manual for Hill-McGraw Publishing, Inc., for which Feenix receives royalties equal to 12% of net sales. Royalties are payable annually on February 1 for sales the previous year. The editor indicated to Feenix on December 31, 2016, that book sales subject to royalties for the year just ended are expected to be $300,000. Accordingly, Feenix accrued royalty revenue of $36,000 at December 31 and received royalties of $36,500 on February 1, 2019. What adjustments, if any, should be made to retained earnings or to the 2016 financial statements? Explain.
Book royalties • LO20–4 Three programmers at Feenix Computer Storage, Inc., write an operating systems control manual for Hill-McGraw Publishing, Inc., for which Feenix receives royalties equal to 12% of net sales. Royalties are payable annually on February 1 for sales the previous year. The editor indicated to Feenix on December 31, 2016, that book sales subject to royalties for the year just ended are expected to be $300,000. Accordingly, Feenix accrued royalty revenue of $36,000 at December 31 and received royalties of $36,500 on February 1, 2019. What adjustments, if any, should be made to retained earnings or to the 2016 financial statements? Explain.
Solution Summary: The author explains that royalty revenue is more in the month of February than in December. No adjustments are made for the 2018 financial statements.
Three programmers at Feenix Computer Storage, Inc., write an operating systems control manual for Hill-McGraw Publishing, Inc., for which Feenix receives royalties equal to 12% of net sales. Royalties are payable annually on February 1 for sales the previous year. The editor indicated to Feenix on December 31, 2016, that book sales subject to royalties for the year just ended are expected to be $300,000. Accordingly, Feenix accrued royalty revenue of $36,000 at December 31 and received royalties of $36,500 on February 1, 2019. What adjustments, if any, should be made to retained earnings or to the 2016 financial statements? Explain.
Definition Definition Remaining net income of the company after the required dividends are paid to shareholders. This surplus money is usually invested back into the business to expand its business operations or launch a new product.
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