Eaton Co. sells major household appliance service contracts for cash. The service contracts are for a one-year, two-year, or three-year period. Cash receipts from contracts are credited to Unearned Service Revenue. This account had a balance of $3,800,000 at December 31, 2014 before year-end adjustment. Service contract costs are charged as incurred to the Service Contract Expense account, which had a balance of $900,000 at December 31, 2014. Service contracts still outstanding at December 31, 2014 expire as follows: During 2015 $960,000
During 2016 1,140,000
During 2017 700,000
What amount should be reported as Unearned Service Revenue in Eaton's December 31, 2014 balance sheet?
a. $2,900,000.
b. $2,800,000. (Correct $960,000 + $1,140,000 + $700,000 = $2,800,000.)
c. $1,900,000.
d. $1,000,000.