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*Problem 18-2 Flint Company sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, whi

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*Problem 18-2 Flint 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 Flint 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 $483. The standalone selling price of the tablet is $263 (the cost to Flint Company is $166). Flint Company sells the Internet access service independently for an upfront payment of $274. On January 2, 2017, Flint Company signed 90 contracts, receiving a total of $43,470 in cash 1. 2. Flint 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 $589. Flint Company provides the 3-year tablet service plan as a separate product with a standalone selling price of $139. Flint Company signed 180 contracts for Flint Bundle B on July 1, 2017, receiving a total of $106,020 in cash In response to competitive pressure for Internet access for Flint Bundle A, after 2 years of the 3-year contract, Flint Company offers a modified contract and extension incentive. The extended contract services are similar to those provided in the first 2 years of the contract. Signing the extension and paying $96 (which equals the standalone selling of the revised Internet service package) extends access for 2 more years of Internet connection. 30 Flint Bundle A customers sign up for this offer. Prepare the journal entry when the contract is signed on January 2, 2019, for the 30 extended contracts. Assume the modification does not result in a separate performance obligation. (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.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Unearned Service Revenue Prepare the journal entry on December 31, 2019, for the 30 extended contracts (the first year of the revised 3-year contract). (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. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Unearned Service Revenue ce Revenue

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Date Account Tittle & Explanation Debit Credit 02/01/2015 Cash   ($96X30) $2,880.00 Unearned Service Revenue $2,880.00 Unearned Service Revenue $1,781.50 Service Revenue $1,781.50 Working Note Selling price -Bundle A $483.00 Stand alone selling price of tablet (a) $263.00 Stand alone selling price of Internet service (b) $274.00 Total price (a+b) $537.00 Discount (537-483) $54.00 discount % 10.06% Discount attributable to tablet (Stand alone price*discount rate) $26.45 Discount attributable to internet service ((Stand alone price*discount rate) $27.55 Revenue to be recognized on sale of tablet (Stand alone price - discount amount) $236.55 Revenue to be recognized on internet service every year (Stand alone price - discount amount) $246.45 Revenue recognized in 2017 and 2018 in internet service (246.45/3 *2) 164.3 Amount remaining in Deferred revenue (246.45-164.30) $82.15 Amount added in 2019 on sale of additional 30 contracts $96.00 Total amount to be recognized over 3 years ($82.15+96) $178.15 Per year (178.15/3) $59.38 For 30 contracts ($59.38*30) $1,781.50