Crane Inc. began selling game consoles on November 1,2024. The company offers a 60-day warranty...

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Crane Inc. began selling game consoles on November 1,2024. The company offers a 60-day warranty for defective merchandise.
Based on past experience with other similar products, Crane estimates that 2.70% of the units sold will become defective in the
warranty period, and that the average cost of replacing or repairing a defective unit is $24. In November, Crane sold 32,000 units and
490 defective units were returned. In December, Crane sold 36,000 units and 670 defective units were returned. The actual cost of
replacing the defective units was $22,272.
(a)
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Prepare a journal entry to accrue for the estimated warranty costs for the November and December sales at December 31,2024.
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No
Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. List debit entry before credit entry.)
Date Account Titles
Debit
Credit
Dec. 31
Warranty Expense
Warranty Liability
(b)
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Prepare one summary journal entry at December 31,2024, to record the cost of replacing the defective game consoles returned
during November and December. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.
If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. List debit entry before credit entry.)
Date Account Titles
Debit
Credit
Dec. 31
Warranty Expense
Warranty Liability
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List of Accounts
(c)
What amounts will be included in Crane's 2024 income statement and balance sheet at December 31,2024, with regard to the
warranty?
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