Principal Principal is the legal owner of goods or service which is transferred to the customer for legal consideration. Agent Agent is a facilitator for transferring goods and service from seller to buyers. Agent receives commission from principal for the service rendered. Performance obligation Performance obligation is the promise made by the seller to supply the goods and service to the customer on or before the contract. The revenue recognition principle The revenue recognition principle refers to the revenue that should be recognized in the time period, when the performance obligation (sales or services) of the company is completed. Case summary: AC.Com sells the used products which are collected from different suppliers. A customer purchases a used bicycle from AC.Com for $300. AC.Com agrees to pay the supplier $200, and the bicycle is shipped from the supplier to the customer directly. To determine: The amount of revenue recognized at the time of the sales to the customer, and assume AC.Com takes control on used bicycle.
Principal Principal is the legal owner of goods or service which is transferred to the customer for legal consideration. Agent Agent is a facilitator for transferring goods and service from seller to buyers. Agent receives commission from principal for the service rendered. Performance obligation Performance obligation is the promise made by the seller to supply the goods and service to the customer on or before the contract. The revenue recognition principle The revenue recognition principle refers to the revenue that should be recognized in the time period, when the performance obligation (sales or services) of the company is completed. Case summary: AC.Com sells the used products which are collected from different suppliers. A customer purchases a used bicycle from AC.Com for $300. AC.Com agrees to pay the supplier $200, and the bicycle is shipped from the supplier to the customer directly. To determine: The amount of revenue recognized at the time of the sales to the customer, and assume AC.Com takes control on used bicycle.
Solution Summary: The author explains that AC.Com is the legal owner of goods or services which are transferred to the customer for legal consideration, and an agent receives commission for the service rendered.
Principal is the legal owner of goods or service which is transferred to the customer for legal consideration.
Agent
Agent is a facilitator for transferring goods and service from seller to buyers. Agent receives commission from principal for the service rendered.
Performance obligation
Performance obligation is the promise made by the seller to supply the goods and service to the customer on or before the contract.
The revenue recognition principle
The revenue recognition principle refers to the revenue that should be recognized in the time period, when the performance obligation (sales or services) of the company is completed.
Case summary:
AC.Com sells the used products which are collected from different suppliers. A customer purchases a used bicycle from AC.Com for $300. AC.Com agrees to pay the supplier $200, and the bicycle is shipped from the supplier to the customer directly.
To determine: The amount of revenue recognized at the time of the sales to the customer, and assume AC.Com takes control on used bicycle.
Requirement – 2
To determine
The amount of revenue recognized at the time of the sales to the customer, and assume AC.Com never takes control on used bicycle.
Requirement – 3
To determine
The amount of revenue recognized at the time of the sales to the customer, and assume AC.Com promises to pay $200 to the supplier.