In: Accounting
Construction Contracts
A company is constructing a bridge at a fixed price of $15 million over three years. The customer remains in control of the bridge throughout the contract. The expected costs and billings are provided below.
| 
 Year  | 
 1  | 
 2  | 
 3  | 
| 
 Expected Cost  | 
 4,000,000  | 
 4,500,000  | 
 3,500,000  | 
| 
 Billings  | 
 5,000,000  | 
 5,000,000  | 
 5,000,000  | 
Required
Assume the percentage of completion CAN be measured reliably.
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 b.  | 
 If the actual cost for Year 2 is $6,500,000 while costs for Year 1 and 3 remain unchanged: Prepare all journal entries relating the contract for Year 1-3.  | 
| Percentage of Completion Method | |||
| Illustration | year 1 | year 2 | year 3 | 
| Cost Incured to date | 4000000 | 10500000 | 14000000 | 
| Estimated cost to complete | 8040000 | 3480000 | 0 | 
| Estimated Total Contract Cost | 4000000 | 8500000 | 12000000 | 
| Estimated Percentage Complete | 33 | 71 | 100 | 
| Contract price | 15000000 | 15000000 | 15000000 | 
| Revenue Recognizable | 4950000 | 10650000 | 15000000 | 
| Revenue Recognized Prior year | 4950000 | 15600000 | |
| Revenue Recognized currently | 4950000 | 15600000 | 30600000 | 
| Cost Incured currently | -4000000 | -10500000 | -16000000 | 
| Income Recognized currently | 950000 | 5100000 | 14600000 | 
| Journal Entries for 3 Yrs | ||||||
| Year 1. | Year 2. | Year 3. | ||||
| Particulars | Dr | Cr | Dr | Cr | Dr | Cr | 
| Contract In Progesss | 4000000 | 6500000 | 3500000 | |||
| Cash | 4000000 | 6500000 | 3500000 | |||
| ( For inccuring cost) | ||||||
| Accounts Recievable | 5000000 | 5000000 | 5000000 | |||
| Billing on Contract in Progress | 5000000 | 500000 | 5000000 | |||
| (for Billing) | ||||||
| Cash Account | 5000000 | 500000 | 5000000 | |||
| Accounts Recievable | 5000000 | 500000 | 5000000 | |||
| (Receiving Payments) | ||||||
| (for Cash receipts) | ||||||
| Billing on Contract in Progress | 5000000 | 5000000 | 5000000 | |||
| Profit On contract | 1000000 | -1500000 | 1500000 | |||
| Contract In Progesss | 4000000 | 6500000 | 3500000 | |||
| (Completing the Job) |