Contract to build an apartment building


On March 1, 2012, Chance Company entered into a contract to build an apartment building. It is estimated that the building will cost $2,016,000 and will take 3 years to complete. The contract price was $3,494,000. The following information pertains to the construction period.



2012


2013


2014

Costs to date
$624,960
$1,430,650
$2,048,000
Estimated costs to complete
1,391,040
584,350
-0-
Progress billings to date
892,000
1,805,000
3,494,000
Cash collected to date
842,000
1,678,000
3,345,000

PART A: Compute the amount of gross profit to be recognized each year, assuming the percentage-of-completion method is used.

Answer:

Gross profit recognized in 2012: $458180
Gross profit recognized in 2013: $591910

Gross profit recognized in 2014: $395910

PART B:

Prepare all necessary journal entries for 2014.

Entry 1: (To record cost of Construction)

Entry 2: (To record progress Billings)

Entry 3: (To record Collections)

Entry 4: (To recognize Revenue)

Entry 5: (To record completion of the contract

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