Ryan Co. sells major household appliance service contracts for cash. The service contracts are for a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year period. Cash receipts from contracts are credited to unearned service contract revenues. This account had a balance of $720,000 at December 31, Year 1, before year-end adjustment. Service contract costs are charged as incurred to the service contract expense account, which had a balance of $180,000 at December 31, Year 1. Outstanding service contracts at December 31, Year 1, expire as follows:
During Year 2
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$150,000
During Year 3
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225,000
During Year 4
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100,000
What amount should be reported as unearned service contract revenues in Ryan's December 31, Year 1, balance sheet?

The amount should be reported as unearned service contract revenues in Ryan's December 31, Year 1, and balance sheet will be the amount that has not expired in year 1 or outstanding service contracts that will expire in year 2 to year 4. Therefore,

Year 2 + Year 3 + Year 4 = $150,000 + 225,000 + 100,000 = $475,000 should be reported as unearned service contract revenues.

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