This Year,Hamilton,a Local Manufacturer of Off-Shore Drilling Platforms,entered into a Contract

question 11

Multiple Choice

This year,Hamilton,a local manufacturer of off-shore drilling platforms,entered into a contract to construct a drilling platform that will be placed in the North Atlantic Ocean.The total contract price is $5,000,000,and Hamilton estimates the total construction cost at $3,000,000.Actual costs incurred this year are $600,000.If Hamilton uses the percentage of completion method,the gross profit for this year is

• A)$0.
• B)$400,000.
• C)$600,000.
• D)$2,000,000.

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Definitions:

Apparent Authority

a situation where a person appears to have the authority to act for another, leading a reasonable third party to believe that authority exists.

Real Estate Development

The process of purchasing land, financing real estate deals, building or having buildings constructed, and selling or leasing the finished product to end-users.

Express Authority

Is the specific powers granted by a principal to an agent in a contractual agreement to perform certain actions on behalf of the principal.

Disclosed Principal

In agency law, a principal whose identity is known by the third party at the time the agent makes a contract with the third party.