Pacers Company sells its products in expensive reusable containers. The customer is charged a deposit for each container delivered and received a refund for each container returned
Pacers Company sells its products in expensive reusable containers. The customer is charged a deposit for each container delivered and received a refund for each container returned
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Pacers Company sells its products in expensive reusable containers. The customer is charged a deposit for each container delivered and received a refund for each container returned within two years after the year of delivery. Pacers Company accounts for the containers not returned within the time limit as being sold at the deposit amount.
Information for 2023 is as follows:
Containers held by customers at December 31, 2023 from deliveries in:
2021 – P310, 000; 2022 – P500, 000; 2023 – P850,000
Deposits distributed for containers returned from deliveries in
2021 – P280,000; 2022 – P390, 000; 2023 - P590, 000
How much is the ending balance of deposits on December 31, 2023?
2. Pistons company sells portable DVD players for P28,000 each and offers to each customer a 3-year service contract for an additional P3,000. During 2023, the company sold 800 DVD players and 500 service contracts for cash. Expenses related to the service contracts for 2023 amounted to P90,000. Past records of the company indicate that the pattern of repairs has been 50% in the year of sale, 30% in the second year, and 20% in the third year. Sales of the contract are made evenly during the year
How much is the liability for service contracts on December 31, 2023?
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