An entity has a contract to sell 200 bikes to a customer for $550 each and the customer has the right to return the bikes within 20 days for a full refund. On the basis of past experience the entity places the following probabilities on the number of bikes the customer is expected to return: Number of bikes returned Probability of outcome 0 25% 1 10% 2 38% 3 12% 4 15% Using the ‘expected value’ method, what will be the amount of variable consideration.

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An entity has a contract to sell 200 bikes to a customer for $550 each and the customer has the right to return the bikes within 20 days for a full refund. On the basis of past experience the entity places the following probabilities on the number of bikes the customer is expected to return:

Number of bikes returned Probability of outcome

0 25%

1 10%

2 38%

3 12%

4 15%


Using the ‘expected value’ method, what will be the amount of variable consideration.

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