Prepare appropriate journal entry to record contingency


Drew-Richards iMusic is a regional music media reseller. As a promotion, it offered $5 cash rebates on specific CDs. Customers must mail in proof of purchase seal from the package plus the cash register receipt to receive the rebate. Experience suggests that 70% of the rebates will be claimed. Twenty thousand of the CDs were sold in 2011. Total rebates to customers in 2011 were $22,000 and were recorded as promotional expense when paid. The fiscal year end on December 31.

1. What is the promotional expence that Drew-Richards should report on its 2011 income statement?
2. What is the premium liability that Drew-Richards should report in its 2011 balance sheet?
3. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the contingency.

 

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Accounting Basics: Prepare appropriate journal entry to record contingency
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