Question

In 2016, Long Construction Corporation began construction work under a three-year contract. The contract price is $2,100,000. Long recognizes revenue over time according to percentage of completion for financial reporting purposes. The financial statement presentation relating to this contract at December 31, 2016, is as follows:

Accounts receivable (from construction progress billings): $35,000
Construction in progess: $150,000
Less: Billings on construction contract: (143,000)
Cost and profit of uncompleted contracts in excess of billings: 7,000
Income (before tax) on the contract recognized in 2016: $25,000
Required:
1. What was the cost of construction actually incurred in 2016? $125,000
2. How much cash was collected in 2016 on this contract? $108,000
3. What was the estimated cost to complete as of the end of 2016?
4. What was the estimated percentage of completion used to calculate revenue in 2016? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

1. Cost of construction incurred

= Construction in progress - Income

= 150,000 - 25,000

= $125,000

2. Cash collected

= Billings - Accounts receivable

= 143,000 - 35,000

= $108,000

3. Estimated cost to complete;

= (Cost of construction incurred in 2016 * Contract price/Construction in progress) - Cost of construction incurred in 2016

= (125,000 * 2,100,000/150,000) - 125,000

= $1,625,000

4. Estimated percentage of completion used in 2016

= Cost of construction incurred in 2016 / (Cost of construction incurred in 2016 + Estimated cost to complete at end of 2016)

= 125,000 / ( 125,000 + 1,625,000)

= 125,000 / 1,750,000

= 0.0714

= 7.14%