Agreement to construct an office building


Question 1: In 2011, Fayette Engineering entered into an agreement to construct an office building at a contract price of $5,100,000. Construction data were as follows:

                                        2011            2012            2013
Construction costs
incurred                        $ 750,000    $2,700,000     $ 630,000
Estimated costs to
complete                       3,000,000         862,500           --
Progress billings                570,000      3,600,000       930,000
Collections from client        450,000      3,300,000     1,350,000

Prepare the necessary entries for 2011, assuming the firm uses the percentage of completion method:

Question 2: Kamus Medical Center uses the cost recovery method of accounting for recognizing revenue. The following information is available:

                                       2011         2012        2013
Sales ...................        $45,000    $60,000    $85,000
Gross profit percentage     37%          41%        40%
Cash collections:
2011 .................           $24,000    $19,000    $ 2,000
2012 .................             40,000    17,000
2013 .................             53,000

Determine the amount of gross profit to be recognized for 2011 and 2012

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