On February 1, 2014, Marsh Contractors agreed to construct a building at a contract price of $5,800,000. Marsh estimated total construction costs would be $4,000,000 and the project would be finished in 2016. Information relating to the costs and billings for this contract is as follows:

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On February 1, 2014, Marsh Contractors agreed to construct a building at a contract price of $5,800,000. Marsh estimated total construction costs would be $4,000,000 and the project would be finished in 2016. Information relating to the costs and billings for this contract is as follows:

                                                                             2014                      2015                      2016    

Total costs incurred to date                            $1,500,000            $2,640,000            $4,600,000

Estimated costs to complete                            2,500,000              1,760,000                     -0-

Customer billings to date                                  2,200,000              4,000,000              5,600,000

Collections to date                                            2,000,000              3,500,000              5,500,000

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Fill in the correct amounts on the following schedule.

Part A:

                        Percentage-of-Completion                               Completed-Contract

                                    Gross Profit                                                  Gross Profit

            2014               ___________ Revenue            2014             ___________ Revenue

                                   ___________ Expenses                                ___________ Expenses

                                   ___________ Gross Profit                             ___________ Gross Profit

            2015               ___________ Revenue            2015             ___________ Revenue

                                   ___________ Expenses                                ___________ Expenses

                                   ___________ Gross Profit                             ___________ Gross Profit

            2016               ___________ Revenue            2016             ___________ Revenue

                                   ___________ Expenses                                ___________ Expenses

                                   ___________ Gross Profit                             ___________ Gross Profit

Part B

            Under the percentage of completion, method calculate for each year if you are over or under billed.

            2014: _____________

            2015: _____________

            2016: _____________

PLEASE SHOW ALL YOUR WORK! THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

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