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To calculate the warranty expense, first figure out how many products will need repair or replacement: Total number of units sold X Percentage of units that are defective. Units needing repair or replacement X cost per unit to repair or replace. 14 water bottles x $4 per water bottle = $56 cost of inventory.

Under the Expense warranty approach, the total amount of warranty expense is calculated as the cost that occurs for the exchange or repair of sold goods for that limited warranty period is allowed by such companies. A company does not incur warranty liability after the expiry of such a predefined warranty period.

Expense Warranty (Accrual) approach ? if the warranty is inseparable from the product being sold and warranty costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated, accrue these costs as a liability in the year of sale.

To estimate the warranty expense for a company, we need to know three main things: Number of units sold during a particular accounting period. Percentage of the sold products that will probably need a repair or a replacement based on previous experiences. Average cost of repairing or replacing products under warranty.

This video illustrates how to account for warranties using the expense approach (standard warranty) and the revenue approach (extended warranty) under Canadian IFRS and ASPE.

Expense Warranty (Accrual) approach ? if the warranty is inseparable from the product being sold and warranty costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated, accrue these costs as a liability in the year of sale.

Example of Warranty Expense ABC International sells $1,000,000 in widgets in September. It has historically experienced a warranty expense of 0.5 percent, so ABC records the warranty expense with a debit to the warranty expense account of $5,000 and a credit to the warranty liability account of $5,000.