18 Revenue Recognition PROBLEMS 18
PROBLEMS
P18-1 (LO2,3) (Allocate Transaction Price, Upfront Fees) Tablet Tailors sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits the tablet to connect to the Internet anywhere and set up a Wi-Fihot spot. It offers two bundles with the following terms.
1. Tablet Bundle A sells a tablet with 3 years of Internet service. The price for the tablet and a 3-year Internet connection service contract is $500. The standalone selling price of the tablet is $250 (the cost to Tablet Tailors is $175). Tablet Tailors sells the Internet access service independently for an upfront payment of $300. On January 2, 2017, Tablet Tailors signed
100 contracts, receiving a total of $50,000 in cash.
2. Tablet Bundle B includes the tablet and Internet service plus a service plan for the tablet PC (for any repairs or upgrades to the tablet or the Internet connections) during the 3-year contract period. That product bundle sells for $600. Tablet
Tailors provides the 3-year tablet service plan as a separate product with a standalone selling price of $150. Tablet Tailors signed 200 contracts for Tablet Bundle B on July 1, 2017, receiving a total of $120,000 in cash.
Instructions
(a) Prepare any journal entries to record the revenue arrangement for Tablet Bundle A on January 2, 2017, and December 31, 2017.
(b) Prepare any journal entries to record the revenue arrangement for Tablet Bundle B on July 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017.
(c) Repeat the requirements for part (a), assuming that Tablet Tailors has no reliable data with which to estimate the standalone selling price for the Internet service. * *
P18-2 (LO2,3,4) (Allocate Transaction Price, Modification of Contract) Refer to the Tablet Bundle A revenue arrangement in P18-1. In response to competitive pressure for Internet access for Tablet Bundle A, after 2 years of the 3-year contract, Tablet
Tailors offers a modified contract and extension incentive. The extended contract services are similar to those provided in the first 2 years of the contract. Signing the extension and paying $90 (which equals the standalone selling of the revised Internet service package) extends access for 2 more years of Internet connection. Forty Tablet Bundle A customers sign up for this offer.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries when the contract is signed on January 2, 2019, for the 40 extended contracts. Assume the modification does not result in a separate performance obligation.
(b) Prepare the journal entries on December 31, 2019, for the 40 extended contracts (the first year of the revised 3-year contract).
P18-3 (LO2,3,4) (Allocate Transaction Price, Discounts, Time Value) Grill Master Company sells total outdoor grilling solutions, providing gas and charcoal grills, accessories, and installation services for custom patio grilling stations.
Instructions
Respond to the requirements related to the following independent revenue arrangements for Grill Master products and services.
(a) Grill Master offers contract GM205, which is comprised of a free-standing gas grill for small patio use plus installation to a customer’s gas line for a total price $800. On a standalone basis, the grill sells for $700 (cost $425), and Grill Master estimates that the standalone selling price of the installation service (based on cost-plus estimation) is $150. (The selling of the grill and the installation services should be considered two performance obligations.) Grill Master signed 10 GM205 contracts on April 20, 2017, and customers paid the contract price in cash. The grills were delivered and installed on May 15, 2017. Prepare journal entries for Grill Master for GM205 in April and May 2017.
(b) The State of Kentucky is planning major renovations in its parks during 2017 and enters into a contract with Grill Master to purchase 400 durable, easy maintenance, standard charcoal grills during 2017. The grills are priced at $200 each (with a cost of $160 each), and Grill Master provides a 6% volume discount if Kentucky purchases at least 300 grills during 2017. On April 17, 2017, Grill Master delivered and received payment for 280 grills. Based on prior experience with the State of Kentucky renovation projects, the delivery of this many grills makes it certain that Kentucky will meet the discount threshold. Prepare the journal entries for Grill Master for grills sold on April 17, 2017. Assume the company records sales transaction net.
(c) Grill Master sells its specialty combination gas/wood-fired grills to local restaurants. Each grill is sold for $1,000 (cost $550) on credit with terms 3/30, net/90. Prepare the journal entries for the sale of 20 grills on September 1, 2017, and upon payment, assuming the customer paid on (1) September 25, 2017, and (2) October 15, 2017. Assume the company records sales net.
(d) On October 1, 2017, Grill Master sold one of its super deluxe combination gas/charcoal grills to a local builder. The builder plans to install it in one of its “Parade of Homes” houses. Grill Master accepted a 3-year, zero-interest-bearing note with face amount of $5,324. The grill has an inventory cost of $2,700. An interest rate of 10% is an appropriate market rate of interest for this customer. Prepare the journal entries on October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017.
P18-4 (LO2,3,4) (Allocate Transaction Price, Discounts, Time Value) Economy Appliance Co. manufactures low-price, nofrills appliances that are in great demand for rental units. Pricing and cost information on Economy’s main products are as follows...
Instructions
Respond to the requirements related to the following independent revenue arrangements for Economy Appliance Co.
(a) On June 1, 2017, Economy sold 100 washer/dryer units without installation to Laplante Rentals for $70,000. Laplante is a newer customer and is unsure how this product will work in its older rental units. Economy offers a 60-day return privilege and estimates, based on prior experience with sales on this product, 4% of the units will be returned. Prepare the journal entries for the sale and related cost of goods sold on June 1, 2017.
(b) YellowCard Property Managers operates upscale student apartment buildings. On May 1, 2017, Economy signs a contract with YellowCard for 300 appliance bundles to be delivered and installed in one of its new buildings. YellowCard pays 20% cash at contract signing and will pay the balance upon installation no later than August 1, 2017. Prepare journal entries for Economy on (1) May 1, 2017, and (2) August 1, 2017, when all appliances are installed.
(c) Refer to the arrangement in part (b). It would help YellowCard secure lease agreements with students if the installation of the appliance bundles can be completed by July 1, 2017. YellowCard offers a 10% bonus payment if Economy can complete installation by July 1, 2017. Economy estimates its chances of meeting the bonus deadline to be 90%, based on a number of prior contracts of similar scale. Repeat the requirement for part (b), given this bonus provision. Assume installation is completed by July 1, 2017.
(d) Epic Rentals would like to take advantage of the bundle price for its 400-unit project; on February 1, 2017, Economy signs a contract with Epic for 400 bundles. Under the agreement, Economy will hold the appliance bundles in its warehouses until the new rental units are ready for installation. Epic pays 10% cash at contract signing. On April 1, 2017, Economy completes manufacture of the appliances in the Epic bundle order and places them in the warehouse. Economy and Epic have documented the warehouse arrangement and identified the units designated for Epic. The units are ready to ship, and Economy may not sell these units to other customers. Prepare journal entries for Economy on (1) February 1, 2017, and (2) April 1, 2017.
P18-5 (LO2,3,4) (Allocate Transaction Price, Returns, and Consignments) Ritt Ranch & Farm is a distributor of ranch and farm equipment. Its products range from small tools, power equipment for trench-digging and fencing, grain dryers, and barn winches.
Most products are sold direct via its company catalog and Internet site. However, given some of its specialty products, select farm implement stores carry Ritt’s products. Pricing and cost information on three of Ritt’s most popular products are as follows.
Standalone
Item Selling Price (Cost)
Mini-trencher $ 3,600 ($2,000)
Power fence hole auger 1,200 (800)
Grain/hay dryer 14,000 (11,000)
Instructions
Respond to the requirements related to the following independent revenue arrangements for Ritt Ranch & Farm.
(a) On January 1, 2017, Ritt sells 40 augers to Mills Farm & Fleet for $48,000. Mills signs a 6-month note at an annual interest rate of 12%. Ritt allows Mills to return any auger that it cannot use within 60 days and receive a full refund. Based on prior experience, Ritt estimates that 5% of units sold to customers like Mills will be returned (using the most likely outcome approach). Ritt’s costs to recover the products will be immaterial, and the returned augers are expected to be resold at a profit. Prepare the journal entry for Ritt on January 1, 2017.
(b) On August 10, 2017, Ritt sells 16 mini-trenchers to a farm co-op in western Minnesota. Ritt provides a 4% volume discount on the mini-trenchers if the co-op has a 15% increase in purchases from Ritt compared to the prior year. Given the slowdown in the farm economy, sales to the co-op have been flat, and it is highly uncertain that the benchmark will be met. Prepare the journal entry for Ritt on August 10, 2017.
(c) Ritt sells three grain/hay dryers to a local farmer at a total contract price of $45,200. In addition to the dryers, Ritt provides installation, which has a standalone selling price of $1,000 per unit installed. The contract payment also includes a $1,200 maintenance plan for the dryers for 3 years after installation. Ritt signs the contract on June 20, 2017, and receives a 20% down payment from the farmer. The dryers are delivered and installed on October 1, 2017, and full payment is made to Ritt. Prepare the journal entries for Ritt in 2017 related to this arrangement.
(d) On April 25, 2017, Ritt ships 100 augers to Farm Depot, a farm supply dealer in Nebraska, on consignment. By June 30, 2017, Farm Depot has sold 60 of the consigned augers at the listed price of $1,200 per unit. Farm Depot notifies Ritt of the sales, retains a 10% commission, and remits the cash due Ritt. Prepare the journal entries for Ritt and Farm Depot for the consignment arrangement.
P18-6 (LO3) (Warranty, Customer Loyalty Program) Hale Hardware takes pride as the “shop around the corner” that can compete with the big-box home improvement stores by providing good service from knowledgeable sales associates (many of whom are retired local handymen). Hale has developed the following two revenue arrangements to enhance its relationships with customers and increase its bottom line.
1. Hale sells a specialty portable winch that is popular with many of the local customers for use at their lake homes (putting docks in and out, launching boats, etc.). The Hale winch is a standard manufacture winch that Hale modifies so the winch can be used for a variety of tasks. Hale sold 70 of these winches during 2017 at a total price of $21,000, with a warranty guarantee that the product was free of any defects. The cost of winches sold is $16,000. The assurance warranties extend for a 3-year period with an estimated cost of $2,100. In addition, Hale sold extended warranties related to 20 Hale winches for 2 years beyond the 3-year period for $400 each.
2. To bolster its already strong customer base, Hale implemented a customer loyalty program that rewards a customer with 1 loyalty point for every $10 of purchases on a select group of Hale products. Each point is redeemable for a $1 discount on any purchases of Hale merchandise in the following 2 years. During 2017, customers purchased select group products for $100,000 (all products are sold to provide a 45% gross profit) and earned 10,000 points redeemable for future purchases. The standalone selling price of the purchased products is $100,000. Based on prior experience with incentives programs like this, Hale expects 9,500 points to be redeemed related to these sales (Hale appropriately uses this experience to estimate the value of future consideration related to bonus points).
Instructions
(a) Identify the separate performance obligations in the Hale warranty and bonus point programs, and briefly explain the point in time when the performance obligations are satisfied.
(b) Prepare the journal entries for Hale related to the sales of Hale winches with warranties.
(c) Prepare the journal entries for the bonus point sales for Hale in 2017.
(d) How much additional sales revenue is recognized by Hale in 2018, assuming 4,500 bonus points are redeemed?
P18-7 (LO3) (Customer Loyalty Program) Martz Inc. has a customer loyalty program that rewards a customer with 1 customer loyalty point for every $10 of purchases. Each point is redeemable for a $3 discount on any future purchases. On July 2, 2017, customers purchase products for $300,000 (with a cost of $171,000) and earn 30,000 points redeemable for future purchases.
Martz expects 25,000 points to be redeemed. Martz estimates a standalone selling price of $2.50 per point (or $75,000 total) on the basis of the likelihood of redemption. The points provide a material right to customers that they would not receive without entering into a contract. As a result, Martz concludes that the points are a separate performance obligation.
Instructions
(a) Determine the transaction price for the product and the customer loyalty points.
(b) Prepare the journal entries to record the sale of the product and related points on July 2, 2017.
(c) At the end of the first reporting period (July 31, 2017), 10,000 loyalty points are redeemed. Martz continues to expect 25,000 loyalty points to be redeemed in total. Determine the amount of loyalty point revenue to be recognized at July 31, 2017.
P18-8 (LO2,3) (Time Value, Gift Cards, Discounts) Presented below are two independent revenue arrangements for Colbert Company.
Instructions
Respond to the requirements related to each revenue arrangement.
(a) Colbert sells 3D printer systems. Recently, Colbert provided a special promotion of zero-interest financing for 2 years on any new 3D printer system. Assume that Colbert sells Lyle Cartright a 3D system, receiving a $5,000 zero-interestbearing note on January 1, 2017. The cost of the 3D printer system is $4,000. Colbert imputes a 6% interest rate on this zero-interest note transaction. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale on January 1, 2017, and compute the total amount of revenue to be recognized in 2017.
(b) Colbert sells 20 nonrefundable $100 gift cards for 3D printer paper on March 1, 2017. The paper has a standalone selling price of $100 (cost $80). The gift cards expiration date is June 30, 2017. Colbert estimates that customers will not redeem 10% of these gift cards. The pattern of redemption is as follows...
Prepare the 2017 journal entries related to the gift cards at March 1, March 31, April 30, and June 30.
P18-9 (LO5,6) EXCEL (Recognition of Profit on Long-Term Contract) Shanahan Construction Company has entered into a contract beginning January 1, 2017, to build a parking complex. It has been estimated that the complex will cost $600,000 and will take 3 years to construct. The complex will be billed to the purchasing company at $900,000. The following data pertain to the construction period...
Instructions
(a) Using the percentage-of-completion method, compute the estimated gross profit that would be recognized during each year of the construction period.
(b) Using the completed-contract method, compute the estimated gross profit that would be recognized during each year of the construction period. *
P18-10 (LO5,6,7) (Long-Term Contract with Interim Loss) On March 1, 2017, Pechstein Construction Company contracted to construct a factory building for Fabrik Manufacturing Inc. for a total contract price of $8,400,000. The building was completed by October 31, 2019. The annual contract costs incurred, estimated costs to complete the contract, and accumulated billings to Fabrik for 2017, 2018, and 2019 are given below…
Instructions
(a) Using the percentage-of-completion method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a result of this contract for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Ignore income taxes.)
(b) Using the completed-contract method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a result of this contract for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Ignore incomes taxes.)
P18-11 (LO5,6,7) EXCEL (Long-Term Contract with an Overall Loss) On July 1, 2017, Torvill Construction Company Inc. contracted to build an office building for Gumbel Corp. for a total contract price of $1,900,000. On July 1, Torvill estimated that it would take between 2 and 3 years to complete the building. On December 31, 2019, the building was deemed substantially completed. Following are accumulated contract costs incurred, estimated costs to complete the contract, and accumulated billings to Gumbel for 2017, 2018, and 2019...
Instructions
(a) Using the percentage-of-completion method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a result of this contract for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Ignore income taxes.)
(b) Using the completed-contract method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a result of this contract for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Ignore income taxes.)
P18-12 (LO8) (Franchise Revenue) Amigos Burrito Inc. sells franchises to independent operators throughout the northwestern part of the United States. The contract with the franchisee includes the following provisions.
1. The franchisee is charged an initial fee of $120,000. Of this amount, $20,000 is payable when the agreement is signed, and a $100,000 zero-interest-bearing note is payable with a $20,000 payment at the end of each of the 5 subsequent years. The present value of an ordinary annuity of five annual receipts of $20,000, each discounted at 10%, is $75,816.
2. All of the initial franchise fee collected by Amigos is to be refunded and the remaining obligation canceled if, for any reason, the franchisee fails to open his or her franchise.
3. In return for the initial franchise fee, Amigos agrees to (a) assist the franchisee in selecting the location for the business, (b) negotiate the lease for the land, (c) obtain financing and assist with building design, (d) supervise construction, (e) establish accounting and tax records, and (f) provide expert advice over a 5-year period relating to such matters as employee and management training, quality control, and promotion. This continuing involvement by Amigos helps maintain the brand value of the franchise.
4. In addition to the initial franchise fee, the franchisee is required to pay to Amigos a monthly fee of 2% of sales for menu planning, recipe innovations, and the privilege of purchasing ingredients from Amigos at or below prevailing market prices. Management of Amigos Burrito estimates that the value of the services rendered to the franchisee at the time the contract is signed amounts to at least $20,000. All franchisees to date have opened their locations at the scheduled time, and none have defaulted on any of the notes receivable. The credit ratings of all franchisees would entitle them to borrow at the current interest rate of 10%.
Instructions
(a) Discuss the alternatives that Amigos Burrito Inc. might use to account for the franchise fees.
(b) Prepare the journal entries for the initial and continuing franchise fees, assuming:
(1) Franchise agreement is signed on January 5, 2017.
(2) Amigos completes franchise startup tasks and the franchise opens on July 1, 2017.
(3) The franchisee records $260,000 in sales in the first 6 months of operations and remits the monthly franchise fee on December 31, 2017.
(c) Briefly describe the accounting for unearned franchise fees, assuming that Amigos has little or no involvement with the franchisee related to expert advice on employee and management training, quality control, and promotion, once the franchise opens.
