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A Bonita Springs contract is $2,350,000. Cost to date is $940,000 and estimated cost to complete is $1,410,000. Using percent complete, what revenue is earned?

Correct Answer

D) $940,000

Cost-to-date divided by total estimated cost gives percent complete; that percentage is applied to contract revenue.

Answer Options
A
$940,000
B
$898,000
C
$996,000
D
$940,000

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Cost-to-date divided by total estimated cost gives percent complete; that percentage is applied to contract revenue.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: $940,000

$940,000 is not aligned with the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it has the wrong label or classification even if the number looks close.

Option B: $898,000

$898,000 is below the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Option C: $996,000

$996,000 is above the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Memory Technique

Controller Updates money test: bucket before math for percent-complete.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Builder's Guide to Accounting, 2001 to Section One, Accounting Methods, Percentage-of-Completion Method; Section Three, Recording Before the Event, Percentage of Completion Adjustments; use the job ledger figures in the stem and recompute the same accounting measure.

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