A company uses the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. In 2020, the company began work a project, which had a contract price of $23,700. Other details follow:            2020                  2021 Costs incurred to date           $6,000                        $18,000 Estimated costs to complete, as of December 31           14,000                         -0- Billings to date           11,350                        17,460 Collections to date            9,390                        16,260 At the end of 2020, what is the inventory/current liability related to the construction of this project? (Very important: if the company reports a current liability, then put a minus sign in front of the amount. If the company reports an inventory, then no plus or minus sign is needed.) (Do not round your answers in any part of the computation.)

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A company uses the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. In 2020, the company began work a project, which had a contract price of $23,700. Other details follow:

 

         2020

                 2021

Costs incurred to date

          $6,000

                       $18,000

Estimated costs to complete, as of December 31

          14,000

                        -0-

Billings to date

          11,350

                       17,460

Collections to date

           9,390

                       16,260

At the end of 2020, what is the inventory/current liability related to the construction of this project? (Very important: if the company reports a current liability, then put a minus sign in front of the amount. If the company reports an inventory, then no plus or minus sign is needed.) (Do not round your answers in any part of the computation.)

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