Buildings Ltd. is constructing a residential building in downtown Vancouver for a contract price of $15,000,000. Costs for this contract were initially estimated to be $12,000,000. The company uses the percentage of completion method of revenue recognition, using the cost-to-cost method of estimating the percentage complete. The following information is available:
Required:
a. Calculate the amount of gross profit to be recognized in each year. Show computations in good form.
b. Calculate the amount of revenue to be recognized in Year 2.
c. Prepare all the journal entries required in Year 2.
d. Prepare the journal entry required in Year 3 to acknowledge completion and acceptance of the project.

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Buildings Ltd. is constructing a residential building in downtown Vancouver for a contract price of $15,000,000. Costs for this contract were initially estimated to be $12,000,000. The company uses the percentage of completion method of revenue recognition, using the cost-to-cost method of estimating the percentage complete. The following information is available:
  Required:
a. Calculate the amount of gross profit to be recognized in each year. Show computations in good form.
b. Calculate the amount of revenue to be recognized in Year 2.
c. Prepare all the journal entries required in Year 2.
d. Prepare the journal entry required in Year 3 to acknowledge completion and acceptance of the project.

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The Answer of Buildings Ltd. is constructing a residential building in downtown Vancouver for a contract price of $15,000,000. Costs for this contract were initially estimated to be $12,000,000. The company uses the percentage of completion method of revenue recognition, using the cost-to-cost method of estimating the percentage complete. The following information is available:
  Required:
a. Calculate the amount of gross profit to be recognized in each year. Show computations in good form.
b. Calculate the amount of revenue to be recognized in Year 2.
c. Prepare all the journal entries required in Year 2.
d. Prepare the journal entry required in Year 3 to acknowledge completion and acceptance of the project.