A large auto manufacturer sells large fleets of vehicles to auto rental​ companies, such as Budget and Hertz. Suppose Budget is negotiating with the auto manufacturer to purchase​ 1,000 vehicles. Fill in the short paragraph to explain to the auto manufacturer when the company​ should, and should​ not, record this sales revenue and the related expense for cost of goods sold. Mention the accounting principles that provide the basis for your explanation.   ​Let's decide how and when the manufacturer should recognize revenue.   The manufacturer should record sales revenue when the revenue is (collected ,deferred, earned) by (agreeing to deliver, delivering, never delivering) automobiles to the auto rental companies. The manufacturer should not record any revenue (after, during, prior to) delivery of the vehicles to the auto rental companies because it​ hasn't (collected, deferred, earned)the revenue yet. The (expense recognition principle, historical cost principle, revenue principle) governs this decision.       Where you see a set of words in parentheses it is where blanks are.

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A large auto manufacturer sells large fleets of vehicles to auto rental​ companies, such as Budget and Hertz. Suppose Budget is negotiating with the auto manufacturer to purchase​ 1,000 vehicles. Fill in the short paragraph to explain to the auto manufacturer when the company​ should, and should​ not, record this sales revenue and the related expense for cost of goods sold. Mention the accounting principles that provide the basis for your explanation.
 
​Let's decide how and when the manufacturer should recognize revenue.
 
The manufacturer should record sales revenue when the revenue is
(collected ,deferred, earned) by (agreeing to deliver, delivering, never delivering) automobiles to the auto rental companies. The manufacturer should not record any revenue (after, during, prior to) delivery of the vehicles to the auto rental companies because it​ hasn't (collected, deferred, earned)the revenue yet. The (expense recognition principle, historical cost principle, revenue principle) governs this decision.    
 
Where you see a set of words in parentheses it is where blanks are.
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ANSWER IS AS PER THE REVENUE RECOGNITION CONCEPT .

  • IT STATES THAT REVENUE SHOULD BE RECOGNISED ON THE DELIVERY OF GOODS OR PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATION IN CASE OF SERVICE .
  • IT SHOULD NOT BE RECOGNISED WHEN CASH IS RECEIVED .
  • ANY MONEY RECEIVED IN ADVANCE BEFORE DELIVERY OF GOODS OR COMPLETION OF SERVICE WILL BE UNEARNED REVENUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECOGNISED ONLY WHEN OBLIGATION IS MET .
  • REVENUE RECOGNITION IS SAME LIKE ACCRUAL CONCEPT .
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