Response to the following :
Hawkins Construction Co. has a $60 million contract to construct a highway overpass and cloverleaf. The total estimated cost for the project is $50 million. Costs incurred in the first year of the project are $8 million. Hawkins Construction Co. appropriately uses the percentageof-completion method. How much revenue and gross profit should Hawkins recognize in the first year of the project?
For what reasons should the percentage-of-completion method be used over the completed-contract method whenever possible?