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On 1 January 2016, Producer Enters into a Contract to Deliver

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On 1 January 2016, Producer enters into a contract to deliver a product to Customer on 31 March 2016. The contract is non-cancellable and requires Customer to make an advance payment of €5,000 on 1 February 2016. Customer does not pay the consideration until 1 March. How should Producer reflect the transaction in the statement of financial position?


A) 1 February 2016
Dr Trade Receivables 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000

31 March 2016
Dr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Revenue 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
B) 1 February 2016
Dr Trade Receivables 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000

1 March 2016
Dr Cash 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr \mathrm{Cr} Trade Receivables 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000

31 March 2016
Dr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Revenue 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
C) 1 January 2016
Dr Trade Receivables 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000

1 February 2016
Dr Cash 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr \mathrm{Cr} Trade Receivables 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000

31 March 2016
Dr Contract Liability 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
Cr Revenue 5,000\quad\quad€ 5,000
D) None of the above

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