In Year 1 a Contractor Agrees to Build a Building

question 73

Multiple Choice

In year 1 a contractor agrees to build a building for $2,500,000 by the end of year 2.The builder's cost is estimated to be $1,800,000.The actual costs year 1 are $900,000 and year 2's actual costs are $1,100,000.Under the percentage of completion method year 1's gross profit is

• A)$0.
• B)$300,000.
• C)$350,000.
• D)$700,000.

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Definitions:

Purchase Price

The amount of money paid to buy a good, service, or asset.

Perpetuity

A financial instrument that provides indefinite payments at fixed intervals, theoretically lasting forever.

Compounded Monthly

The process where interest is calculated on a monthly basis and added to the principal, allowing it to earn interest in subsequent months.

Perpetuity

A type of annuity that pays an infinite series of payments, continuing indefinitely.