M18-4 In accounting for a long-term construction contract for which there is a projected profit, the balance in the construction-in-progress asset account at the end of the first year of work using the completed-contract method would be a. Zero b. The same as the percentage-of-completion method c. Lower than the percentage-of-completion method d. Higher than the percentage-of-completion method

M18-4 In accounting for a long-term construction contract for which there is a projected profit, the balance in the construction-in-progress asset account at the end of the first year of work using the completed-contract method would be a. Zero b. The same as the percentage-of-completion method c. Lower than the percentage-of-completion method d. Higher than the percentage-of-completion method

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