Use attachment to answer the following  If Brierton used percentage-of-completion method to account for this project, what would they have reported as profit in year 2?  a) $1.33 million b) $0 c) $1.50 million d) $0.67 million

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If Brierton used percentage-of-completion method to account for this project, what would they have reported as profit in year 2? 


a) $1.33 million
b) $0
c) $1.50 million
d) $0.67 million
Brierton Company enters a contract at the beginning of year 1 to build a new
federal courthouse for a price of $16 million. Brierton estimates that total cost of
the project will be $12 million and will take four years to complete.
Costs incurred
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
$4 million
$4 million
$2 million
$2 million
Payments from federal
government
$2 million
$2 million
$6 million
$6 million
Transcribed Image Text:Brierton Company enters a contract at the beginning of year 1 to build a new federal courthouse for a price of $16 million. Brierton estimates that total cost of the project will be $12 million and will take four years to complete. Costs incurred Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 $4 million $4 million $2 million $2 million Payments from federal government $2 million $2 million $6 million $6 million
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