Aforeign subsidiary of a u. s.-based company has been notified of a loss contingency with an estimated cost ranging between $220,000 and $250,000 which is probable of resulting in an actual loss. each dollar amount within this range of cost is equally likely of being the actual outcome. according to u. s. gaap, what is the amount recognized as a provision for loss contingency?

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?