The Assistant Manager of Ridley Corporation is seeking your advice as the accountant, in dealing with the accounting changes in the company for the year 2020. Prepare a report, indicating the appropriate accounting treatment for the following situations. In your report, indicate the type of accounting change (change in accounting policy or change in estimate) or correction of error and the appropriate accounting treatment (retrospective or prospective). 1. It was found in May 2020 that warranty claims for 2019 sales have increased because of a defective component used in manufacturing. The extra costs amounted to $200,000 in excess of the 2019 warranty accrual. 2. In 2020, the company examined its entire policy relating to the depreciation of plant equipment. Plant equipment had normally been depreciated over a 15-year period, but recent experience has indicated that the company was using too short a period in its estimates and that the assets should be depreciated over a 20-year period. 3. For the company’s defined benefit pension plan, the actuary’s report revealed that employees will live until 85 years of age, three years longer than previously expected.
The Assistant Manager of Ridley Corporation is seeking your advice as the accountant, in
dealing with the accounting changes in the company for the year 2020. Prepare a report,
indicating the appropriate accounting treatment for the following situations. In your
report, indicate the type of accounting change (change in accounting policy or change in
estimate) or correction of error and the appropriate accounting treatment (retrospective or
prospective).
1. It was found in May 2020 that warranty claims for 2019 sales have increased because of a
defective component used in manufacturing. The extra costs amounted to $200,000 in
excess of the 2019 warranty accrual.
2. In 2020, the company examined its entire policy relating to the depreciation of plant
equipment. Plant equipment had normally been
recent experience has indicated that the company was using too short a period in its
estimates and that the assets should be depreciated over a 20-year period.
3. For the company’s defined benefit pension plan, the actuary’s report revealed that
employees will live until 85 years of age, three years longer than previously expected.
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