What is the difference between the percentage-of-completion method and the completed-contract method of project accounting?

What will be an ideal response?


In the percentage-of-completion method, the earnings are estimated by multiplying the percentage completed by the contract value and subtracting the costs to date. In the completed-contract methods, the company does not take credit for any profit until the project is completed, and the contract closed out.

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