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Monkey Business, an import business, builds special-orderyachts. They decide to build one for a customer for at a cost$2,500,000. It will take 2 years (they start building in June 1,2007) to build with total costs of $1,900,000: costs of $320,000 in2007; $1,200,000 in 2008; and the remainder in 2009 (assume theystick to budget). The customer puts a deposit down of $500,000 andpays the remainder in 4 installments, each due every 6 months. Foreach year (2007, 2008, and 2009) compute the revenue expense, andgross profits reported for this construction project. Assume theydo not have a written contract but based on this customer havingpurchased several yachts in the past, they believe he will pay forthe boat in a timely manner. Show all your work.

SAS Computers owns a patent on a computer processor. Theprocessor was developed and capitalized at a cost of €2,100,000 inthe beginning of 2015. It was expected to be economically usefulfor 7 years and have no residual value. At the beginning of 2018, anew processor was developed, making the old processor worth€900,000 (independent appraiser) with €200,000 total cost to sell.The present value of the processor’s future cash flows, given thedevelopment of the newer processor, is estimated to be €870,000. Atthis point, it is expected to have a useful life of 4 years with noresidual value. Is the processor impaired in 2018? If it isimpaired, prepare the to record the loss. Also prepare the journalentry for amortization in 2018. Show your work.

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1..Year Costs incurred Cumulative (upto the year)costs incurred % of work completed=Costs incurred till date/Total cost of the contract Corresponding cumulative revenue to be recognised=% of work completed*Total contract price Revenue that need to be recognised in the year Gross profit for the period Cumulative gross profit
1 2 3 4=3/1900000 5=4*2500000 6 7=6-2 8
June 1,2007 to Dec31, 2007 320000 320000 16.84% 421053 421053 101053 101053
2008 1200000 1520000 80.00% 2000000 1578947 378947 480000
Upto jun 2009 380000 1900000 100.00% 2500000 500000 120000 600000
1900000 2500000
Answer: From the above table
Revenue Expenses Gross profit
2007 421053 320000 101053
2008 1578947 1200000 378947
2009 500000 380000 120000
2500000 1900000 600000
Total price 2500000
Total costs estimated   1900000
Total Gross profit on the whole contract 600000
2..New Processor ( Exchange value)(900000+870000) 1770000
Accumulated depreciation(Old processor)-St.line(2100000/7*3) 900000
Selling costs (old processor) 200000
Old processor 2100000
Cash 200000
Gain on exchange 570000
As the old processor can be exchanged GAINFULLY at beginning of Yr. 3 as shown above, it is not impaired.

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