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- Smith Co. filed suit against Western, Inc., seeking damages for patent infringement. Western’s legal counsel believes it is probable that Western will have to pay an estimated amount in the range of $75,000 to $175,000, with all amounts in the range considered equally likely. How should Western report this litigation?a. As a liability for $75,000 with disclosure of the range. b. As a liability for $125,000 with disclosure of the range. c. As a liability for $175,000 with disclosure of the range. d. As a disclosure only. No liability is reported.We discussed contingent liabilities in class. Describe the conditions for when a contingent liability must be recorded through a journal entry, when it should be disclosed in the footnotes and when neither a journal entry nor disclosure is required? Assume that Mojito Corporation is sued by Dulcinea, Inc. for $1,000,000. Mojito’s attorneys believe that it is probable that the company will lose the suit and have to pay between $300,000 and $400,000 to Dulcinea. Based on your answer to a, what should Mojito do?Swell Company has a lawsuit pending from a customer claiming damages of $100,000. Swell’s attorney advises that the likelihood the customer will win is remote. GAAP requires at a minimum that this contingent liability be a. disclosed in the footnotes. b. disclosed in the footnotes, with ranges of potential loss. c. recorded as a journal entry, as well as disclosed in the footnotes. d. No disclosure is required.
- Axel Brick Company has a lawsuit pending from a customer claiming $100,000 in damages. Axel's attorney advises the likelihood the customer will win the lawsuit is reasonably probable. GAAP requires at a minimum that this contingent liability be... A. Disclosed in a note to the financial statements B. Record as a liability on the balance sheet C. Record as an expense on the income statementSmart Company provided the following information as of December 31, 2019:• Smart is the plaintiff in a lawsuit which would award damages normally set at the maximum of P1,000,000. Its legal counsel believes that is it probable that the action filed will be enforced by the court.• The entity is defending a lawsuit for patent infringement. The entity’s legal counsel believes that there is a 25% chance that the business will win the lawsuit. Damages payable ranges from P600,000 to P1,800,000.• On February 16, 2020, the local government is in the process of investigating an environmental violation committed by the entity last November. It is probable that the business will pay fees in relation to said violation and estimates the best amount at P1,000,000.• Smart is also involved in a lawsuit for a dispute with a customer. On December 31, 2019, the attorneys believe that it will remotely result to a favorable outcome. Expected damages would be 50% for P1,000,000, 20% for P3,000,000 and 30%…SME A is a defendant in a breach of patent lawsuit. If the court rules in favor of the claimant, the lawyers believe that there is a 60 percent chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of P2 million (them amount sought by the claimant) and a 40 per cent chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of P1 million (the amount that was recently awarded by the same judge in a similar case). Other amounts of damages are unlikely. The court is expected to rule the following year (in late December 2023). There is no indication that the claimant will settle out of court. SME A's lawyers believe there is a probability of very slightly over 50% that SME A will successfully defend the case. A 7 percent risk adjustment factor to the cash flows is considered appropriate to reflect the uncertainties in the cash flow estimates. An appropriate discount rate is 10 percent per year.What amount of provision must be recorded from the lawsuit as of December 31, 2022?
- ABC is a defendant in a breach of patent lawsuit. If the court rules in favor of the claimant, the lawyers believe that there is a 60 percent chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of P2 million (them amount sought by the claimant) and a 40 per cent chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of P1 million (the amount that was recently awarded by the same judge in a similar case). Other amounts of damages are unlikely. The court is expected to rule the following year (in late December 2023). There is no indication that the claimant will settle out of court. ABC's lawyers believe there is a probability of very slightly over 50% that ABC will successfully defend the case. A 7 percent risk adjustment factor to the cash flows is considered appropriate to reflect the uncertainties in the cash flow estimates. An appropriate discount rate is 10 percent per year.What amount of provision must be recorded from the lawsuit as of December 31, 2022?An entity is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit. The entity’s lawyers believe there is a30% chance that the court will dismiss the case and the entity will incur no outflow of economicbenefits. However, if the court rules in favor of the claimant, the lawyers believe that there is a20% chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of ₱800,000 (the amount sought bythe claimant) and an 80% chance that the entity will be required to pay damages of ₱400,000(the amount that was recently awarded by the same judge in a similar case). Other outcomes areunlikely.The court is expected to rule in late December 20x2. There is no indication that the claimant willsettle out of court. A 7% risk adjustment factor to the probability-weighted expected cash flows isconsidered appropriate to reflect the uncertainties in the cash flow estimates. An appropriatediscount rate is 10% per year. How much is the provision for lawsuit at December 31, 20x1?a. 436,360 b. 446,908 c. 326,836…Loretta Inc. is suing one of its customers for one million dollars. The likelihood of winning the case is likely according to their lawyers and the amount is determinable. What is the correct accounting treatment? a. A brief description of the lawsuit is disclosed in the notes b. Record an asset for $1,000,000 c. Decrease Retained earnings for $1,000,000 d. Record a liability of $1,000,000