On February 5, 2021, an employee filed a P2,000,000 lawsuit against ABC Company for damages suffered when one of ABC's plant exploded on December 29, 2020. ABC ’s legal counsel expects the company will probably lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be P500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000, but ABC will not agree to the settlement. In its December 31, 2020 balance sheet, what amount should ABC report as liability from lawsuit?   A. 500,000 B. 900,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 2,000,000

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On February 5, 2021, an employee filed a P2,000,000 lawsuit against ABC Company for damages suffered when one of ABC's plant exploded on December 29, 2020. ABC ’s legal counsel expects the company will probably lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be P500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000, but ABC will not agree to the settlement. In its December 31, 2020 balance sheet, what amount should ABC report as liability from lawsuit?

 

A. 500,000
B. 900,000
C. 1,000,000
D. 2,000,000
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