Question: 1. Consultants notify management of Discount Pharmaceuticals that a stroke medication poses a potential health hazard. Counsel indicates that a product recall is probable and is estimated to cost the company $8 million. How will this affect the company's income statement and balance sheet this period?
2. Electronic Innovators is the defendant in a $10 million lawsuit filed by one of its customers, Aviation Systems. The litigation is in final appeal, and legal counsel advises that it is probable that Electronic Innovators will lose the lawsuit. The estimated amount is somewhere between $6 and $10 million. How should Electronic Innovators account for this event?