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

question 114

Multiple Choice

Tullis Construction enters into a long-term fixed price contract to build an office tower for $10,700,000. In the first year of the contract Tullis incurs $2,100,000 of cost and the engineers determined that the remaining costs to complete the project are $4,900,000. Tullis billed $4,000,000 in year 1 and collected $3,500,000 by the end of the end of the year. How much gross profit should Tullis recognize in Year 1 assuming the use of the completed-contract method?

• A) $0
• B) $1,900,000
• C) $3,700,000
• D) $7,000,000

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