Question - Carpenter Inc. had a balance of $80,000 in its quality-assurance warranty liability account as of December 31, 2015. In 2016, Carpenter's warranty expenditures were $445,000. Its warranty expense is calculated as 1% of sales. Sales in 2016 were $40 million. What was the balance in the warranty liability account as of December 31, 2016?
a. $35,000.
b. $425,000.
c. $125,000.
d. $480,000.