83. On December 1, 2012, Bears Inc. signed a contract with a retailer to supply maintenance
for the next calendar year. How should this transaction be recorded on December 1, 2012?
84. On July 31, ALOE Inc. received $5,000 cash from a customer who previously purchased
ALOE’s products on account. What should ALOE Inc. record at the time it receives cash?
85. Tomlin & Company provides music for special occasions. On January 14, the Smith
family hired Tomlin for an upcoming family wedding for an agreed upon fee of $10,000. The
wedding was scheduled for May 23. As part of the agreement, the Smiths paid Tomlin half of
the fee at the end of April with the remaining amount due by the end of June. How would
Tomlin record the receipt of the final payment in June?