Southview Construction Company Enters into a Contract to Build a 30

question 102

Multiple Choice

Southview Construction Company enters into a contract to build a 30 mile cross country ski trail for $36,000 in the current year. Southview estimates the cost of building the trail to be $12,000. During the first year, Southview completes 10 miles of trail at a cost of $5,000. Southview receives $13,000 in advanced payments on the contract price in the first year. How much gross income must Southview recognize from the construction project in the first year?

• A)$- 0 -
• B)$5,000
• C)$12,000
• D)$13,000
• E)$15,000

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The amount of net earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt.

Closing Entries

At the conclusion of an accounting period, entries recorded to shift balances from temporary to permanent accounts, effectively zeroing out the temporary accounts for the upcoming period.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A list of all accounts and their balances after closing entries are made, showing that debits equal credits.

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in financial journals at the conclusion of an accounting period for the purpose of assigning earnings and expenditures to their rightful period.