Brunetti Co. designed and installed customized signs for Di Antonio CPA, Inc. Brunetti's contract specifies that it will receive a flat fee of $15,000 for providing the customized signs, and an additional $1,000 if 30% of Di Antonio's new customers indicate they first learned of Di Antonio because of the signs. Based on historical experience, Brunetti estimates that there is a 90% chance it will achieve the threshold to receive a bonus.
-Assume Brunetti uses the "expected value" approach, but is very uncertain of that estimate due to a lack of experience with similar arrangements. What would be the appropriate transaction price?

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The Answer of Brunetti Co. designed and installed customized signs for Di Antonio CPA, Inc. Brunetti's contract specifies that it will receive a flat fee of $15,000 for providing the customized signs, and an additional $1,000 if 30% of Di Antonio's new customers indicate they first learned of Di Antonio because of the signs. Based on historical experience, Brunetti estimates that there is a 90% chance it will achieve the threshold to receive a bonus.
-Assume Brunetti uses the "expected value" approach, but is very uncertain of that estimate due to a lack of experience with similar arrangements. What would be the appropriate transaction price?