Performance Obligation

Under the ASC 606 revenue recognition standards, a performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer to them either (a) a distinct good or service (or a bundle of distinct goods or services) or (b) a series of distinct goods or services that are to a large extent the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer.

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