You Receive $45,000 in Year 1 for a Job to Be

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Essay

You receive $45,000 in year 1 for a job to be started and completed in year 2. However, you purchase materials and supplies to prepare for the upcoming job. Materials and supplies purchased in year 1 cost $33,000. In year 2 you determine that you would need to purchase an additional $29,000 in supplies.
Instructions
Determine the profit for year 1 and 2 under both accrual and cash accounting.

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Manufactured

The total production cost of goods that were completed during a specific accounting period.

Flow of Costs

Describes the movement of costs from inventory to the cost of goods sold in accounting.

Manufacturing Accounts

Financial statements that reflect the costs and revenue associated with the manufacturing process of a company.

Process Costing

A costing method used where similar items are produced in a continuous manufacturing environment, assigning costs based on the process they go through.