The Rushing Construction Company obtained a construction contract to build a highway and bridge over the Snake
Question:
The Rushing Construction Company obtained a construction contract to build a highway and bridge over the Snake River. It was estimated at the beginning of the contract that it would take three years to complete the project at an expected cost of $50,000,000. The contract price was $60,000,000. The project actually took four years, being accepted as completed late in 2012. The following information describes the status of the job at the close of production each year.
Instructions:
1. What is the revenue, cost, and gross profit recognized for each of the years 2009–2013 under
(a) The percentage-of-completion method and
(b) The completed-contract method?
2. Give the journal entries for each year assuming that the percentage-of-completion method isused.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324592375
17th Edition
Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen