Claudette, Inc., provides warranties for many of its products. The January 1, 2014, balance of the Estimated Warranty Liability account was $38,500. Based on an analysis of warranty claims during the past several years, this year's warranty provision was estimated to be 0.8 percent of sales. During 2014, the actual costs of servicing products under warranty were $51,000, and sales were $5,300,000.
(a.) What amount of Warranty Expense will appear on the income statement for 2014?
(b.) What amount will be reported in the Estimated Warranty Liability account on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet?

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The Answer of Claudette, Inc., provides warranties for many of its products. The January 1, 2014, balance of the Estimated Warranty Liability account was $38,500. Based on an analysis of warranty claims during the past several years, this year's warranty provision was estimated to be 0.8 percent of sales. During 2014, the actual costs of servicing products under warranty were $51,000, and sales were $5,300,000.
(a.) What amount of Warranty Expense will appear on the income statement for 2014?
(b.) What amount will be reported in the Estimated Warranty Liability account on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet?