73. During the fourth quarter of the current year subject retail company reported the following:
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$5,450,000 in credit sales, with $2,000,000 of cash collected during the quarter in connection with these credit sales. All sales were final with no uncertainties remaining.
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The shipment of $750,000 in merchandise on consignment to a local specialty retailer. This merchandise can be returned within 60 days for a full refund is not sold.
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$1,100,000 in cash sales during the quarter. All sales were final with no expense uncertainties remaining.
Under the accrual method, the amount of revenue to be recognized for the specific transactions listed during the quarter would be closest to:
A. $5,300,000.
B. $6,550,000.
C. $7,300,000.
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Ans: B.
Under accrual method, all credit sales in the first transaction would be recognized as revenue earned (earnings process complete and no uncertainties remaining), despite only $2,000,000 in cash being collected from these sales. In the second transaction, no revenue would be recognized under the accrual method given that the consignment and the right of a return of all merchandise within 60 days means the revenue and earnings recognition process hasn’t been completed (a consignment is not really a sale). In the last transaction, the cash sales would all be recognized as revenue since the earnings process has been completed and no uncertainties remain.
Revenue = $5,450,000 + $1,100,000 = $6,550,000
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