Constructing and Assessing Income Statements Using Cost-to-Cost Method On March 15, 2017, Gilbert Construction contracted to build a shopping center at a contract price of $220 million. The schedule of expected (which equals actual) cash collections and contract costs follows.

Year Cash Collections Cost Incurred 2017 . . . . . $ 55 million $ 36 million 2018 . . . . . 88 million 81 million 2019 . . . . . 77 million 63 million Total . . . . . $220 million $180 million

a. Calculate the amount of revenue, expense, and net income for each of the three years 2017 through 2019, and for all three years combined, using the cost-to-cost revenue recognition method.

b. Discuss whether or not the cost-to-cost method provides a good measure of this construction company’s performance under the contract.