Create any journal entries to record revenue arrangement

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Problem

Marin Company sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits the tablet to connect to the Internet anywhere and set up a Wi-Fi hot spot. It offers two bundles with the following terms.

1. Marin Bundle A sells a tablet with 3 years of Internet service. The price for the tablet and a 3-year Internet connection service contract is $464. The standalone selling price of the tablet is $229 (the cost to Marin Company is $172). Marin Company sells the Internet access service independently for an upfront payment of $290. On January 2, 2017, Marin Company signed 100 contracts, receiving a total of $46,400 in cash.

2. Marin Bundle B includes the tablet and Internet service plus a service plan for the tablet PC (for any repairs or upgrades to the tablet or the Internet connections) during the 3-year contract period. That product bundle sells for $563. Marin Company provides the 3-year tablet service plan as a separate product with a standalone selling price of $154. Marin Company signed 190 contracts for Marin Bundle B on July 1, 2017, receiving a total of $106,970 in cash.

A) Prepare any journal entries to record the revenue arrangement for Marin Bundle A on January 2, 2017, and December 31, 2017.

B) Prepare any journal entries to record the revenue arrangement for Marin Bundle B on July 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017.

C) Repeat the requirements for part (a), assuming that Marin Company has no reliable data with which to estimate the standalone selling price for the Internet service.

Reference no: EM131911544

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