Bigelow Contractors signed a contract to construct a storage facility for RGN Manufacturing, Inc. The fixed-fee contract
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 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.
Required
a. Compute the percentage completed for each year.
b. Compute the gross profit and revenue to be recognized each year of the contract.
c. Prepare the journal entries required for each year of the contract.
d. Prepare the t-accounts for construction in progress, billings on construction in progress, and accounts receivable.
e. Determine the net asset (liability) for each year of the contract on December 31.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134730370
2nd edition
Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella