Cautious Construction Company has contracted to build an office building for Property Corporation. The construction started on

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Cautious Construction Company has contracted to build an office building for Property Corporation. The construction started on January 1, 2012, and the project was completed on July 1, 2015. The contract price was $65 million. Due to uncertainties in the construction process, the two parties to the project agreed to a risk-sharing arrangement whereby Property Corporation covers 50% of all cost overruns in excess of the originally estimated cost of $60 million (e.g., if estimated total costs are $64 million, then Construction Company would receive an additional $2 million for the contract). The following data relate to the construction period.
Cautious Construction Company has contracted to build an office building

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Compute the estimated gross profit (loss) for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, assuming that the percentage of completion method is used.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132612111

Volume 1, 1st Edition

Authors: Kin Lo, George Fisher

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