Exhibit 18-1 in 2010, Alpha Construction Began Work on a Contract

question 19

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 18-1 In 2010, Alpha Construction began work on a contract with a price of $850, 000 and estimated costs of $595, 000.Data for each year of the contract are as follows:
$\begin{array}{llll}&2010&2011&2012\\\text { Costs incurred chring the year } & \$ 238,000 & \$ 319,600 & \$ 105,000 \\\text { Estimated costs to complete } & 357,000 & 139,400 & -0- \\\text { Partial billings } & 260,000 & 210,000 & 380,000 \\\text { Collections } & 240,000 & 200,000 & 410,000\end{array}$


-Refer to Exhibit 18-1.Under the percentage-of-completion method of revenue recognition, the net amount reported for construction in progress inventory at the end of 2011 would be

• A)$ 87, 600
• B)$189, 600
• C)$210, 000
• D)$312, 000

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Definitions:

Standard Costs

Standard costs are the predetermined costs associated with manufacturing a product or delivering a service, used as benchmarks to measure performance.

Actual Costs

The real expenses incurred in the production or acquisition of goods and services.

Direct Labor Rate Variance

This measures the difference between the actual cost of direct labor and the expected (or standard) cost, calculated by comparing the actual rates paid to workers versus the planned rates.

Overhead

All ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service. This includes costs like rent, utilities, and salaries of employees not directly involved in production.