The following selected transactions relate to Muscat Company which began operations in July 2011. Muscat Company's fiscal year ends on December 31. Financial statements are published in April 2012. a. No customer accounts have been shown to be uncollectible as yet, but Muscat Company estimates that 3% of credit sales will eventually prove uncollectible. Sales were $300 million (all credit) for 2011. b. Muscat Company offers a one-year warranty against manufacturer's defects for all its products. Industry experience indicates that warranty costs will approximate 2% of sales. Actual warranty expenditures were $3.5 million in 2011 and were recorded as warranty expense when incurred. c. In December 2011, Muscat Company became aware of an engineering flaw in a product that poses a potential risk of injury. As a result, a product recall appears inevitable. This move would likely cost the company $1.5 million. Du arking for civil penalties and

The following selected transactions relate to Muscat Company which began operations in July 2011. Muscat Company's fiscal year ends on December 31. Financial statements are published in April 2012. a. No customer accounts have been shown to be uncollectible as yet, but Muscat Company estimates that 3% of credit sales will eventually prove uncollectible. Sales were $300 million (all credit) for 2011. b. Muscat Company offers a one-year warranty against manufacturer's defects for all its products. Industry experience indicates that warranty costs will approximate 2% of sales. Actual warranty expenditures were $3.5 million in 2011 and were recorded as warranty expense when incurred. c. In December 2011, Muscat Company became aware of an engineering flaw in a product that poses a potential risk of injury. As a result, a product recall appears inevitable. This move would likely cost the company $1.5 million. Du arking for civil penalties and

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