On February 1, 2021, Arrow Construction Company entered into a three-year construction contract to build a bridge

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On February 1, 2021, Arrow Construction Company entered into a three-year construction contract to build a bridge for a price of $8,000,000. During 2021, costs of $2,000,000 were incurred, with estimated costs of $4,000,000 yet to be incurred. Billings of $2,500,000 were sent, and cash collected was $2,250,000. In 2022, costs incurred were $2,500,000 with remaining costs estimated to be $3,600,000. 2022 billings were $2,750,000, and $2,475,000 cash was collected. The project was completed in 2023 after additional costs of $3,800,000 were incurred. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. This project does not qualify for revenue recognition over time.


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1. Calculate the amount of gross profit or loss to be recognized in each of the three years.
2. Prepare journal entries for 2021 and 2022 to record the transactions described (credit “various accounts” for construction costs incurred).
3. Prepare a partial balance sheet to show the presentation of the project as of December 31, 2021 and 2022. Indicate whether any of the amounts shown are contract assets or contract liabilities.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

10th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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