A construction company entered into a fixed-price contract to build an office building for $38 million. Construction costs incurred during the first year were $12 million and estimated costs to complete at the end of the year were $18 million. During the first year the company billed its customer $14 million, of which $7 million was collected before year-end. What would appear in the year-end balance sheet related to this contract using the percentage-of-completion method?

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A construction company entered into a fixed-price contract to build an office building for $38 million. Construction costs incurred during the first year were $12 million and estimated costs to complete at the end of the year were $18 million.

During the first year the company billed its customer $14 million, of which $7 million was collected before year-end.

What would appear in the year-end balance sheet related to this contract using the percentage-of-completion method?

 

 

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