Gleason Construction Enters into a Long-Term Fixed Price Contract to Build

question 85

Multiple Choice

Gleason Construction enters into a long-term fixed price contract to build an office building for $20,000,000. In the first year of the contract Gleason incurs $7,000,000 of cost and the engineers determined that the remaining costs to complete are $7,000,000. How much gross profit or loss should Gleason recognize in Year 1 assuming the use of the completed-contract method?

• A) $0
• B) $6,000,000 profit
• C) $6,000,000 loss
• D) $5,000,000 profit

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