Canton Company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. From prior years' experience, Canton estimates that 3% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $160 per unit. During the current period, Canton sold 100,000 units and repaired 2,400 of those units.

(a) How much warranty expense must Canton report in its current period income statement?

(b) What warranty liability related to current period sales will Canton report on its current period-end balance sheet?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.