You, the ethical accountant, are the new controller at ProWasher Corporation (ProWasher) – congratulations on your new job! It is January 2024 and you are currently preparing the December 31, 2023 financial statements. ProWasher manufactures household appliances. It is a private company and has made the choice to follow ASPE (Accounting Standards for Private Entity). During your review of the accounts and discussion with the lawyer, you discover the following possible liabilities. 1. ProWasher began production of a new dishwasher in June 2023, and by December 31, 2023 had sold 100,000 units to various retailers for $500 each. Each dishwasher is sold with a one-year warranty included. The company estimates that its warranty expense per dishwasher will amount to $25. Warranties similar to these are available for sale for $75. By year end, the company had already paid out $1 million in warranty expenditures on 35,000 units. ProWasher’s records currently show a warranty expense of $1 million for 2023. 2. ProWasher’s retail division rents space from Park Malls. ProWasher pays a rental fee of $6,000 per month plus 5% on the amount of yearly profits that is over $500,000. ProWasher’s CEO, Burt D. Washer, tells you that he had instructed the previous accountant to increase the estimate of bad debts expense and several other estimates in order to keep the retail division’s profits at $475,000. 3. ProWasher’s lawyer, Anna Turney, informed you that ProWasher has a legal obligation to dismantle and remove the equipment used to produce the dishwashers and clean up the rental premises as part of the lease agreement. The equipment, costing $10 million, was put into production on June 1, 2023 and has a useful life of 120 months. The dismantling and removal costs are estimated to be $3 million. 4. ProWasher is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Sue Case over ProWasher’s use of a hydraulic compressor in several of its products. Anna Turney claims that, if the suit goes against ProWasher, the loss may be as much as $5 million. It is more likely than not that ProWasher will have to pay some amount on the settlement. Although the exact amount is not known, the lawyer has been able to assign probabilities and expected payment amounts as follows (based on Statistics - probability distributions): 20% probability that the settlement will be $5 million, 35% probability that the settlement required will be $3 million, and 45% that no settlement will be required. Required: Following the case format, please address each of the possible liabilities above. For #3 please, no calculations. Approximately 4 pages total. Each one should be handled separately – key issue/s, analysis and recommendation sections for each separate possible liability.

You, the ethical accountant, are the new controller at ProWasher Corporation (ProWasher) – congratulations on your new job! It is January 2024 and you are currently preparing the December 31, 2023 financial statements. ProWasher manufactures household appliances. It is a private company and has made the choice to follow ASPE (Accounting Standards for Private Entity). During your review of the accounts and discussion with the lawyer, you discover the following possible liabilities. 1. ProWasher began production of a new dishwasher in June 2023, and by December 31, 2023 had sold 100,000 units to various retailers for $500 each. Each dishwasher is sold with a one-year warranty included. The company estimates that its warranty expense per dishwasher will amount to $25. Warranties similar to these are available for sale for $75. By year end, the company had already paid out $1 million in warranty expenditures on 35,000 units. ProWasher’s records currently show a warranty expense of $1 million for 2023. 2. ProWasher’s retail division rents space from Park Malls. ProWasher pays a rental fee of $6,000 per month plus 5% on the amount of yearly profits that is over $500,000. ProWasher’s CEO, Burt D. Washer, tells you that he had instructed the previous accountant to increase the estimate of bad debts expense and several other estimates in order to keep the retail division’s profits at $475,000. 3. ProWasher’s lawyer, Anna Turney, informed you that ProWasher has a legal obligation to dismantle and remove the equipment used to produce the dishwashers and clean up the rental premises as part of the lease agreement. The equipment, costing $10 million, was put into production on June 1, 2023 and has a useful life of 120 months. The dismantling and removal costs are estimated to be $3 million. 4. ProWasher is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Sue Case over ProWasher’s use of a hydraulic compressor in several of its products. Anna Turney claims that, if the suit goes against ProWasher, the loss may be as much as $5 million. It is more likely than not that ProWasher will have to pay some amount on the settlement. Although the exact amount is not known, the lawyer has been able to assign probabilities and expected payment amounts as follows (based on Statistics - probability distributions): 20% probability that the settlement will be $5 million, 35% probability that the settlement required will be $3 million, and 45% that no settlement will be required. Required: Following the case format, please address each of the possible liabilities above. For #3 please, no calculations. Approximately 4 pages total. Each one should be handled separately – key issue/s, analysis and recommendation sections for each separate possible liability.

College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach

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ISBN:9781337280570

Author:Scott, Cathy J.

Publisher:Scott, Cathy J.

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