In Selecting an Accounting Method for a Newly Contracted Long-Term

question 87

Multiple Choice

In selecting an accounting method for a newly contracted long-term construction project, the principal factor to be considered should be

• A) the terms of payment in the contract.
• B) the degree to which a reliable estimate of the costs to complete and extent of progress toward completion is practicable.
• C) the method commonly used by the contractor to account for other long-term construction contracts.
• D) the inherent nature of the contractor's technical facilities used in construction.

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Definitions:

Process Costing

A costing method used for homogeneous products, where the cost of each product is assumed to be identical to the cost of every other product.

Equivalent Units

A method used in cost accounting to measure the work done on inventory during a period, which considers partially completed units as a fraction of a full unit.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead, which are incurred to convert raw materials into finished products.

FIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed in inventory are the first sold, standing for "first in, first out."