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Russell Ltd commenced the construction of a bridge on 1July 2013.It has a fixed-price contract for total revenues of $35 million.The expected completion date is 30 June 2016.The expected total cost to Russell Ltd at the beginning of the project is $29 million.The following information relates only to the construction of the bridge:  For the year ending 30 June 2014($000) 2015($000) 2016($000)  Costs for the year 12000180007000 Costs incurred to date 120003000037000 Estimated costs to complete 195006300 Progress billings during the year 100001200013000 Cash collected during the year 70001000018000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline \text { For the year ending } 30 \text { June } & \begin{array} { r } 2014 \\( \$ 000 ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { r } 2015 \\( \$ 000 ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { r } 2016 \\( \$ 000 ) \end{array} \\\hline \text { Costs for the year } & 12000 & 18000 & 7000 \\\hline \text { Costs incurred to date } & 12000 & 30000 & 37000 \\\hline \text { Estimated costs to complete } & 19500 & 6300 & - \\\hline \text { Progress billings during the year } & 10000 & 12000 & 13000 \\\hline \text { Cash collected during the year } & 7000 & 10000 & 18000 \\\hline\end{array} Russell Ltd uses the percentage-of-completion method based on cost to account for its construction contracts.Assuming that the entries for 2014 have been made,what are the journal entries for the year ended 30 June 2015 (rounded to the nearest $000) ?


A)
$(000) $(000) Dr Construction in progress 18000Cr Materials, cash, etc. 18000Dr Accounts receivable 12000Cr Billings on construction in progress 12000Dr Cash 10000Cr Accounts receivable 10000Dr Construction expenses 18000Cr Revenue from long-term contract 15992Cr Construction in progress 2408\begin{array} { | r | l | r | r | } \hline & & \$ ( 000 ) & \$ ( 000 ) \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Materials, cash, etc. } & & 18000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Billings on construction in progress } & & 12000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Cash } & 10000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & & 10000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction expenses } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Revenue from long-term contract } & & 15992 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Construction in progress } & & 2408 \\\hline\end{array}
B)
$(000) $(000) Dr Construction in progress 30000Cr Materials, cash, etc. 30000Dr Accounts receivable 12000Cr Billings on construction in progress 12000Dr Cash 10000Cr Accounts receivable 10000Dr Unearned revenue 18000Cr Revenue from long-term contract 15686Cr Construction in progress 2314\begin{array} { | r | l | r | r | } \hline & & \$ ( 000 ) & \$ ( 000 ) \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 30000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Materials, cash, etc. } & & 30000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Billings on construction in progress } & & 12000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Cash } & 10000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & & 10000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Unearned revenue } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Revenue from long-term contract } & & 15686 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Construction in progress } & & 2314 \\\hline\end{array}
C)
$(000) $(000) Dr Construction in progress 12000Cr Materials, cash, etc. 12000Dr Accounts receivable 12000Cr Billings on construction in progress 12000Dr Cash 10000Cr Accounts receivable 10000Dr Construction in progress 18000Dr Construction expenses 12000Cr Revenue from long-term contract 30000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline & & \$ ( 000 ) & \$ ( 000 ) \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Materials, cash, etc. } & & 12000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Billings on construction in progress } & & 12000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Cash } & 10000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & & 10000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction expenses } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Revenue from long-term contract } & & 30000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)
$(000) $(000) Dr Construction in progress 18000Cr Materials, cash, etc. 18000Dr Accounts receivable 12000Cr Billings on construction in progress 12000Dr Cash 10000Cr Accounts receivable 10000Dr Construction in progress 1477Dr Construction expenses 18000Cr Revenue from long-term contract 19477\begin{array} { | r | l | r | r | } \hline & & \$( 000 ) & \$ ( 000 ) \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Materials, cash, etc. } & & 18000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & 12000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Billings on construction in progress } & & 12000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Cash } & 10000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Accounts receivable } & & 10000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction in progress } & 1477 & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Construction expenses } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Revenue from long-term contract } & & 19477 \\\hline\end{array}

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