In spring 2014, Eva Engineering Company signed a contract with the city of Springfield, to construct a new city hall. Eva expects to construct the building within two years and incur expenses of $120 million, which means the company earns a $40 million profit on the contract. The city of Springfield paid $40 million when the contract was signed, $80 million within the next six months, and the final $40 million exactly one year from the signing of the contract. Eva incurred $48 million in costs during 2014 and rest in 2015 to complete the contract on time.

Using the percentage-of-completion method how much revenue should Eva recognize in 2014? What profit from the Springfield contract, will the company report each year? Show all computations.

Revenue:

2014

2015

Profit:

2014

2015

b.Please list at least 3 ways that management can manage their earnings with this construction cost method.

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