Question: Bigelow Contractors signed a contract to construct a storage facility for RGN manufacturing, Inc. The fixed-fee contract specifies that the facility is to be completed

Bigelow Contractors signed a contract to construct a storage facility for RGN manufacturing, Inc. The fixed-fee contract specifies that the facility is to be completed in three years. Bigelow uses the percentage-of-completion method (cost-to-cost approach) to account for its construction transactions. Information related to this contract is summarized in the following table.

Contract price $ 2,000,000
2018 2019 2020
Actual construction costs incurred during the year $ 900,000 $ 300,000 $ 600,000
Construction costs incurred in prior years 0 900,000 1,200,000
Cumulative construction costs incurred to date 900,000 1,200,000 1,800,000
Estimated costs to complete 600,000 400,000 0
Estimated total costs 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,800,000
Progress billings made during the year 700,000 700,000 600,000
Cash collections during the year 400,000 800,000 800,000

Assume that Bigelow's total assets were $5,000,000 and its liabilities were $2,000,000 at the beginning of the year.

a. Compute net income under the percentage-of-completion and completed-contract methods for each year (Ignore income taxes).

b. Compute the total assets, liabilities, and equity under the percentage-of-completion and completed contract methods at the end of each year.

c. Compute the profit margins under the percentage-of-completion and completed-contract methods each year. Comment on the differences.

d. compute the debt-to-equity rations under the percentage-of-completion and completed-contract methods each year. Comment on the difference.

Demonstrate your calculation and answers in excel file, detail the calculation procedure. Then submit the file in the dropbox, then during the week of Nov 4, I will conference call with each group to go through your work. Each group submits your work by Oct 30. Then after going over the case, you can revise and re-submit 2nd time before Nov 8.

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Accounting Questions!