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Calculation of provision

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  • June 16, 2019 at 7:30 pm #520605
    trainee1
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    Dear tutor,
    I am confused about the calculation of provision when there is a single obligation.

    Suppose there is a court case and with the probability of 40% we have to pay $1M and with probability of 60% we have to pay $3M.

    Now the provision amount is th expected amount = 1 × 40% + 3 × 60% = $2.2 M

    Or

    it is the most likely outcome = $3 M

    ??

    Would you please help me on the above matter?

    Thank you very much

    June 16, 2019 at 8:28 pm #520612
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    It is a single obligation, where we will pay either $1m or $3m. We aren’t going to pay anything in between, so we go with the most likely scenario and in this case it is the $3m. We will therefore make a provision for $3m.

    Thanks

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