Question & Answer

O’Neil, Inc. began work on a $7,000,000 contract in 2014 to construct an office building. O’Neil uses the percentage-of-completion method. At December 31, 2014, the balances in certain accounts were

Construction in Process $2,450,000; Accounts Receivable $240,000; and Billings on Construction in Process $1,400,000. Indicate how these accounts would be reported in O’Neil’s December 31, 2014, balance sheet.

Turner, Inc. began work on a $7,000,000 contract in 2014 to construct an office building. During

2014, Turner, Inc. incurred costs of $1,700,000, billed its customers for $1,200,000, and collected $960,000. At December 31, 2014, the estimated future costs to complete the project total $3,300,000. Prepare Turner’s 2014 journal entries using the percentage-of-completion method.

Telephone Sellers Inc. sells prepaid telephone cards to customers. Telephone Sellers then pays the telecommunications company, TeleExpress, for the actual use of its telephone lines. Assume that Telephone Sellers sells $4,000 of prepaid cards in January 2014. It then pays TeleExpress based on usage, which turns out to be 50% in February, 30% in March, and 20% in April. The total payment by Telephone Sellers for TeleExpress lines over the 3 months is $3,000. Indicate how much income Telephone Sellers should recognize in January, February, March, and April.

Jansen Corporation shipped $20,000 of merchandise on consignment to Gooch Company. Jansen paid freight costs of $2,000. Gooch Company paid $500 for local advertising, which is reimbursable from

Jansen. By year-end, 60% of the merchandise had been sold for $21,500. Gooch notified Jansen, retained a 10% commission, and remitted the cash due to Jansen. Prepare Jansen’s entry when the cash is received.

Aamodt Music sold CDs to retailers and recorded sales revenue of $700,000. During 2014, retailers returned CDs to Aamodt and were granted credit of $78,000. Past experience indicates that the normal return rate is 15%. Prepare Aamodt’s entries to record (a) the $78,000 of returns and (b) estimated returns at December 31, 2014.

Travel Inc. sells tickets for a Caribbean cruise to Carmel Company employees. The total cruise package costs Carmel $70,000 from ShipAway cruise liner. Travel Inc. receives a commission of 6% of the total price. Travel Inc. therefore remits $65,800 to ShipAway. Prepare the entry to record the revenue recognized by Travel Inc. on this transaction.

Adani Inc. sells goods to Geo Company for $11,000 on January 2, 2014, with payment due in 12 months. The fair value of the goods at the date of sale is $10,000. Prepare the journal entry to record this transaction on January 2, 2014. How much total revenue should be recognized on this sale in 2014?

Manual Company sells goods to Nolan Company during 2014. It offers Nolan the following rebates based on total sales to Nolan. If total sales to Nolan are 10,000 units, it will grant a rebate of 2%. If it sells up to 20,000 units, it will grant a rebate of 4%. If it sells up to 30,000 units, it will grant a rebate of 6%.

In the first quarter of the year, Manual sells 11,000 units to Nolan at a sales price of $110,000. Manual, based on past experience, has sold over 40,000 units to Nolan and these sales normally take place in the third quarter of the year. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the 11,000 units in the first quarter of the year.

When is revenue recognized under the cost-recovery method?

At what time is it proper to recognize income in the following cases: (a) Installment sales with no reasonable basis for estimating the degree of collectibility? (b) Sales for future delivery? (c) Merchandise shipped on consignment?

(d) Profit on incomplete construction contracts?

(e) Subscriptions to publications?

How should the results of installment sales be reported on the income statement?

When interest is involved in installment-sales transactions, how should it be treated for accounting purposes?

Marjorie sold her condominium for $500,000 on September 14, 2014; she had paid $330,000 for it in 2006. Marjorie collected the selling price as follows: 2014, $80,000; 2015, $320,000; and 2016, $100,000. Marjorie appropriately uses the installment-sales method. Prepare a schedule to determine the gross profit for 2014, 2015, and 2016 from the installment sale.

How are operating expenses (not included in cost of goods sold) handled under the installment-sales method of accounting? What is the justification for such treatment?

Describe the installment-sales method of accounting.

What is the nature of an installment sale? How do installment sales differ from ordinary credit sales?

What is the deposit method and when might it be applied?

Identify and briefly describe the two methods generally employed to account for the cash received in situations where the collection of the sales price is not reasonably assured.

Explain the differences between the installment-sales method and the cost-recovery method.

Under the percentage-of-completion method, how are the Construction in Process and the Billings on Construction in Process accounts reported in the balance sheet?

What are the two types of losses that can become evident in accounting for long-term contracts? What is the nature of each type of loss? How is each type accounted for?

What methods are used in practice to determine the extent of progress toward completion? Identify some “input measures” and some “output measures” that might be used to determine the extent of progress.

For what reasons should the percentage-of-completion method be used over the completed-contract method whenever possible?

Hawkins Construction Co. has a $60 million contract to construct a highway overpass and cloverleaf. The total estimated cost for the project is $50 million. Costs incurred in the first year of the project are $8 million. Hawkins Construction Co. appropriately uses the percentageof- completion method. How much revenue and gross profit should Hawkins recognize in the first year of the project?

What are the two basic methods of accounting for longterm construction contracts? Indicate the circumstances that determine when one or the other of these methods should be used.