Blueberry is a consumer technology company that reported the following financials (values in millions): 2017 2018
Revenue $851 $943
Deferred Revenue (ending balance) $347 $668

Which of the following statements about the reason for the increase in deferred revenue from 2017 to 2018 is most plausible?

a. More revenue was recognized than cash was collected during 2018.
b. More gift cards have been redeemed than sold during 2018.
c. Lower number of prepaid streaming service subscriptions were sold during 2018.
d. A higher number of smartphone extended warranty contracts were sold during 2018.

Vulcan company is a monthly depositor whose tax liability for march 2019 is $2,510. 1. what is the due date for the deposit of these taxes? march 17 2. assume that no deposit was made until april 29. compute the following penalties. assume a 365-day year in your computations. round your answers to the nearest cent. a. penalty for failure to make timely deposits. $ b. penalty for failure to fully pay employment taxes $ c. interest on late payment (assume a 5% interest rate). $ d. total penalty imposed $

Presented below is a list of possible transactions. analyze the effect of the 18 transactions on the financial statement categories indicated. transactions assets liabilities owners’ equity net income 1. purchased inventory for $80,000 on account (assume perpetual system is used). 2. issued an $80,000 note payable in payment on account (see item 1 above). 3. recorded accrued interest on the note from item 2 above. 4. borrowed $100,000 from the bank by signing a 6-month, $112,000, zero-interest-bearing note. 5. recognized 4 months’ interest expense on the note from item 4 above. 6. recorded cash sales of $75,260, which includes 6% sales tax. 7. recorded wage expense of $35,000. the cash paid was $25,000; the difference was due to various amounts withheld. 8. recorded employer’s payroll taxes. 9. accrued accumulated vacation pay. 10. recorded an asset retirement obligation. 11. recorded bonuses due to employees. 12. recorded a contingent loss on a lawsuit that the company will probably lose. 13. accrued warranty expense (assume expense warranty approach). 14. paid warranty costs that were accrued in item 13 above. 15. recorded sales of product and related service-type warranties. 16. paid warranty costs under contracts from item 15 above. 17. recognized warranty revenue (see item 15 above). 18. recorded estimated liability for premium claims outstanding.

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