(a)    Prepare a schedule by project, computing the amount of income (or loss) before selling, general, and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018, which would be reported under:          (1)    The completed-contract method.          (2)    The percentage-of-completion method (based on estimated costs). (b)    Prepare the general journal entry(ies) to record revenue and gross profit on project B (second project) for 2018, assuming that the percentage-of-completion method is used.   (c)    Indicate the balances that would appear in the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 for the following accounts for Project D (fourth project), assuming that the percentage-of-completion method is used. Accounts Receivable Billings on Construction in Process Construction in Process

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The board of directors of Ogle Construction Company is meeting to choose between the completed-contract method and the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term contracts in the company's financial statements. You have been engaged to assist Ogle's controller in the preparation of a presentation to be given at the board meeting. The controller provides you with the following information:

  1. Ogle commenced doing business on January 1, 2018.
  2. Construction activities for the year ended December 31, 2018, were as follows:

 

                                        Total Contract            Billings Through          Cash Collections

         Project                           Price                         12/31/18                Through 12/31/18

            A                            $   500,000                   $  340,000                  $   310,000

            B                                 720,000                       210,000                       210,000

            C                                475,000                       475,000                       390,000

            D                                200,000                       100,000                         65,000

            E                                 450,000                       400,000                       400,000

                                          $2,345,000                  $1,525,000                  $1,375,000

 

                                        Contract Costs               Estimated

                                      Incurred Through      Additional Costs to

         Project                        12/31/18             Complete Contracts

            A                            $   424,000                     $101,000

            B                                 195,000                       455,000

            C                                350,000                                -0-

            D                                123,000                         97,000

            E                                 320,000                         80,000

                                          $1,412,000                     $733,000

 

  1. Each contract is with a different customer.
  2. Any work remaining to be done on the contracts is expected to be completed in 2019.

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(a)    Prepare a schedule by project, computing the amount of income (or loss) before selling, general, and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018, which would be reported under:

         (1)    The completed-contract method.

         (2)    The percentage-of-completion method (based on estimated costs).

(b)    Prepare the general journal entry(ies) to record revenue and gross profit on project B (second project) for 2018, assuming that the percentage-of-completion method is used.

 

(c)    Indicate the balances that would appear in the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 for the following accounts for Project D (fourth project), assuming that the percentage-of-completion method is used.

Accounts Receivable

Billings on Construction in Process

Construction in Process

(d)    How would the balances in the accounts discussed in part (c) change (if at all) for Project D (fourth project), if the completed-contract method is used?

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