Marle Construction enters into a contract with a customer to build a warehouse for $950,000 on March 31, 2021, with a performance bonus of $50,000 if the building is completed by July 31, 2021. The bonus is reduced by $10,000 each week that the completion is delayed. Marle commonly includes these completion bonuses in its contracts and based on prior experience, estimates the following completion outcomes:   Completed by                                     Probability July 31, 2021                                       65% August 7, 2021                                    25% August 14, 2021                                     5% August 21, 2021                                     5%   Using the probability weighted method, what will total revenue be? Using the most likely method, what will total revenue be?

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  1. Marle Construction enters into a contract with a customer to build a warehouse for $950,000 on March 31, 2021, with a performance bonus of $50,000 if the building is completed by July 31, 2021. The bonus is reduced by $10,000 each week that the completion is delayed. Marle commonly includes these completion bonuses in its contracts and based on prior experience, estimates the following completion outcomes:

 

Completed by                                     Probability

July 31, 2021                                       65%

August 7, 2021                                    25%

August 14, 2021                                     5%

August 21, 2021                                     5%

 

  1. Using the probability weighted method, what will total revenue be?
  2. Using the most likely method, what will total revenue be?
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