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Ingly, the estimated costs are generally recorded as a liability when the reporting entity transfers the good or service to the customer. The cost is either the cost of repairing or replacing a defective good or reperforming a service.

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Accrue the warranty expense with a debit to the warranty expense account and a credit to the warranty liability account. As actual warranty claims are received, debit the warranty liability account and credit the inventory account for the cost of the replacement parts and products sent to customers.

This is How to Calculate Warranty Liability Costs Number Of Units (or Service Contracts Sold) Produced Per Period. Cost Per Unit. Expected Number of Warranty Claims in a Period. Use number as a percentage, i.e., 2% is 2. Cost Per Warranty Claim.

Warranty expense is an expense related to the repair, replacement, or compensation to a user for any product defects. In other words, a vendor or manufacturer is committed to repair or replace a sold product during a certain time period if it breaks or does not function properly ing to the terms of the warranty.

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.

By my calculations, a product with a 1 year warranty will be covered for 1 year. 1=1. Or 1 year=12 months=365 days=8760 hours. One with a 90 day warranty will be covered for 90 days.