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The most objective way to measure the value of a warranty is to compare its cost against that of potential repairs or replacement. Combine your research on the odds of product failure, repair costs, and replacement cost to figure out a monetary amount of risk.

By my calculations, a product with a 1 year warranty will be covered for 1 year. 1=1. Or 1 year=12 months=365 days=8760 hours. One with a 90 day warranty will be covered for 90 days.

Warranty claims and associated service costs typically range between 2% and 15% of net sales (Murthy, 2006). Warranty accruals are monies set aside when goods are first sold for fulfilling future claims, based on the firm's projection of future warranty claim costs.

To estimate the warranty expense for a company, we need to know three main things: Number of units sold during a particular accounting period. Percentage of the sold products that will probably need a repair or a replacement based on previous experiences. Average cost of repairing or replacing products under warranty.

This is How to Calculate Warranty Liability Costs Number Of Units (or Service Contracts Sold) Produced Per Period. Cost Per Unit. Expected Number of Warranty Claims in a Period. Use number as a percentage, i.e., 2% is 2. Cost Per Warranty Claim.

Accrue the warranty expense with a debit to the warranty expense account and a credit to the warranty liability account. As actual warranty claims are received, debit the warranty liability account and credit the inventory account for the cost of the replacement parts and products sent to customers.

Warranty as a percentage of sales may vary from 0.5% to 5% of sales for different industries. This metric will help companies easily define the impact of warranty on the company's bottom line.