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A Bay Harbor Islands contract is $2,860,000. Cost incurred is $1,001,000 and estimated cost to complete is $859,000. Under percent-complete reporting, what revenue is earned to date?

Correct Answer

A) $1,539,172

Earned revenue equals contract price multiplied by cost-based percent complete.

Answer Options
A
$1,539,172
B
$1,001,000
C
$1,320,828
D
$538,172

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Earned revenue equals contract price multiplied by cost-based percent complete.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: $1,001,000

$1,001,000 is below the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Option C: $1,320,828

$1,320,828 is below the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Option D: $538,172

$538,172 is below the supported result for percent-complete earned revenue; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Memory Technique

Percent-Complete drawer for Cpa Reviews: label earned before counting dollars.

Reference Hint

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

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