Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
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Author: Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.35MCE
Revenue Recognition, Cash and Accrual Bases
Hathaway Health Club sold three-year memberships at a reduced rate during its opening promotion. It sold 1,000 three-year nonrefundable memberships for $366 each. The club expects to sell 100 additional three-year memberships for $900 each over each of the next two years. Membership fees are paid when clients sign up. The club’s bookkeeper has prepared the following income statement for the first year of business and
Cash-basis income statements:
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- Convert the income statements for each of the three years to the accrual basis.
- Describe how the revenue recognition principle applies. Do you believe that the cash-basis or the accrual-basis income statements are more useful to management? to investors? Why?
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Revenue Recognition, Cash and Accrual Bases
Hathaway Health Club sold three-year memberships at a reduced rate during its opening promotion. It sold 1,000 three-year nonrefundable memberships for $357 each. The club expects to sell 100 additional three-year memberships for $900 each over each of the next two years. Membership fees are paid when clients sign up. The club's bookkeeper has prepared the following income statement for the first year of business and projected income statements for Years 2 and 3.Cash-basis income statement:
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