Espiritu Construction Co. has used the cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion method of recognizing revenue. Tony Espiritu assumed leadership of

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Espiritu Construction Co. has used the cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion method of recognizing revenue. Tony Espiritu assumed leadership of the business after the recent death of his father, Howard. In reviewing the records, Tony finds the following information regarding a recently completed building project for which the total contract was $2,000,000.

2012 2013 2014

Gross profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,000...$...140,000....$ (20,000)

Cost incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 360,000...............?.....820,000

Espiritu wants to know how effectively the company operated during the last three years on this project and, because the information is not complete, has asked for answers to the following questions.

1. How much cost was incurred in 2013?

2. What percentage of the project was completed by the end of 2013?

3. What was the total estimated gross profit on the project by the end of 2013?

4. What was the estimated cost to complete the project at the end of 2013?

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0538479738

18th edition

Authors: Earl K. Stice, James D. Stice

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