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A) When Should Senior Times Recognize Revenue? Support Your

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Senior Times publishes and sells magazines catering to seniors.Subscriptions are sold for $24 for twelve monthly issues.The following chart indicates how many were sold during 2012 and what payment they had received from subscribers by year end.The first magazine is delivered the same month the subscription is sold.The company has never had trouble with receiving payments  Date  # subscriptions sold  Cash Received  January 1st 2000$48,000 May 1st 4009,600 September 1st 4009,600 December 1st 2002,400\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Date }&\text { \# subscriptions sold }&\text { Cash Received }\\\hline \text { January } 1^{\text {st }} & 2000 & \$ 48,000 \\\text { May } 1^{\text {st }} & 400 & 9,600 \\\text { September } 1^{\text {st }} & 400 & 9,600 \\\text { December } 1^{\text {st }} & 200 & 2,400\end{array} Required:
A) When should Senior Times recognize revenue? Support your answer with the criteria for revenue recognition.What amount of revenue should the company report for the year ended December 31, 2012? B) What would be the amount of unearned revenue for 2012?

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