SOLUTION MANUAL
Construction Accounting and Financial Management,
4th Edition Steven J. Peterson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, CONTENTS
NewvftovfthevfFourthvfEdition 1
Chaptervf1:vfConstructionvfFinancialvfManagement 2
Chaptervf2:vfConstructionvfAccountingvfSystems 4
Chaptervf3:vfAccountingvfTransactions 7
Chaptervf4:vfMorevfConstructionvfAccounting 23
Chaptervf5:vfDepreciation 34
Chaptervf6:vfAnalysisvfofvfFinancialvfStatements 50
Chaptervf7:vfManagingvfCosts 58
Chaptervf8:vfDeterminingvfLaborvfBurden 62
Chaptervf9:vfManagingvfGeneralvfOverheadvfCosts 65
Chaptervf10:vfSettingvfProfitvfMarginsvfforvfBidding 67
Chaptervf11:vfProfitvfCentervfAnalysis 70
Chaptervf12:vfCashvfFlowsvfForvfConstructionvfProjects 75
Chaptervf13:vfProjectingvfIncomevfTaxes 87
Chaptervf14:vfCashvfFlowsvfforvfavfConstructionvfCompany 91
Chaptervf15:vfTimevfValuevfofvfMoney 93
Chaptervf16:vfFinancingvfavfCompany’svfFinancialvfNeeds 99
Chaptervf17:vfMakingvfFinancialvfDecisions 111
Chaptervf18:vfIncomevfTaxesvfandvfFinancialvfDecisions 130
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, iii
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, New to the Fourth Edition
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atevfthevTf axvfCutsvfandvfJobsvfAct.
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gestedvfactivities,vfandvfresourcesvfforvfeachvfchapter.vfFilesvfforvfthevffiguresvfandvftablesvfinvf
thevftextbookvfarevffoundvfonvfthevfinstructor’svfwebsite.vfItvfisvfmyvfhopevfthatvfthesevfresour
cesvfwillvfmakevfitvfeasiervfforvfcoursevfinstructorsvftovfteachvfthevfmaterialvfinvfavfmeaningfulvf
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levftovforganizevfthevfchaptersvfintovfonevfbestvforder.vfEachvfinstructorvfshouldvfconsidervfhisvf
orvfhervfindividualvfprogramvfandvfdeterminevfwhichvfchaptersvfneedvftovfbevftaughtvfandvfinvf
whatvforder.
Bestvfwishes,
StevenvfJ.vfPeterson,vfMBA,vfPE
Construction Accounting and Financial Management,
4th Edition Steven J. Peterson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, CONTENTS
NewvftovfthevfFourthvfEdition 1
Chaptervf1:vfConstructionvfFinancialvfManagement 2
Chaptervf2:vfConstructionvfAccountingvfSystems 4
Chaptervf3:vfAccountingvfTransactions 7
Chaptervf4:vfMorevfConstructionvfAccounting 23
Chaptervf5:vfDepreciation 34
Chaptervf6:vfAnalysisvfofvfFinancialvfStatements 50
Chaptervf7:vfManagingvfCosts 58
Chaptervf8:vfDeterminingvfLaborvfBurden 62
Chaptervf9:vfManagingvfGeneralvfOverheadvfCosts 65
Chaptervf10:vfSettingvfProfitvfMarginsvfforvfBidding 67
Chaptervf11:vfProfitvfCentervfAnalysis 70
Chaptervf12:vfCashvfFlowsvfForvfConstructionvfProjects 75
Chaptervf13:vfProjectingvfIncomevfTaxes 87
Chaptervf14:vfCashvfFlowsvfforvfavfConstructionvfCompany 91
Chaptervf15:vfTimevfValuevfofvfMoney 93
Chaptervf16:vfFinancingvfavfCompany’svfFinancialvfNeeds 99
Chaptervf17:vfMakingvfFinancialvfDecisions 111
Chaptervf18:vfIncomevfTaxesvfandvfFinancialvfDecisions 130
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, iii
ConstructionvfAccountingvfandvfFinancialvfManagement,
, New to the Fourth Edition
vf vf vf vf
Thevfmajorvfchangesvftovfthevffourthvfeditionvfincludevfthevffollowing
• ThevfbusinessvffailurevfratevfforvfconstructionvfcompaniesvfinvfChaptervf1vfhavevf
beenvu f pdated.
• SectionsvfonvfcostvfsegregationvfandvfbonusvfdepreciationvfhavevfbeenvfaddedvftovfChaptervf
5.
• ThevfdiscussionvfofvftypicalvfmedianvfratiosvfinvfChaptervf6vfhasvfbeenvfupdated.
• AvfsectionvfonvfthevfmonitoringvfandvfcontrollingvfprocessvfhasvfbeenvfaddedvftovfChaptervf7.
• Avfsectionvfonvfmanagingvfdesign-buildvfcostsvfhasvfbeenvfaddedvftovfChaptervf7.
• Thevfwages,vfsocialvfsecurity,vfandvfMedicarevfcostsvfwerevfupdatedvfinvfChaptersv
f8,vf9,va
f ndvf14.
• AvfweeklyvfcashvfflowvfproblemvfhasvfbeenvfaddedvftovfChaptervf12.
• ThevfincomevftaxvfregulationsvfinvfChaptervf13vfhavevfbeenvfupdatedvftovfincor
poratevp f rovisionsvfofvfThevfTaxvfCutsvfandvfJobsvfActvf passedvf invfDecembervf20
17.
• Thevfprojectvfcashvfflowsvfusedvftovfdevelopvfanvfannualvfcashvfflowvfforvfavfconstruct
ionvfcompanyvfhavevfbeenvfexpandedvftovfcovervfthevfentirevfprojectvf(includingvfwor
kvfdonevfinvtf hevfpriorvfyear)vfandvfthevfcalculationvfofvfthevfunderbillings/overbillings
vfhasvfbeenvfincludedvf invfChaptervf14.
• ThevfeffectsvfofvftaxesvfonvfdecisionvfhasvfbeenvfupdatedvfinvfChaptervf18vftovfincorpor
atevfthevTf axvfCutsvfandvfJobsvfAct.
ThevfInstructor’svfManualvfincludesvfavflistvfofvflearningvfobjectives,vfinstructionalvfhints,vfsug
gestedvfactivities,vfandvfresourcesvfforvfeachvfchapter.vfFilesvfforvfthevffiguresvfandvftablesvfinvf
thevftextbookvfarevffoundvfonvfthevfinstructor’svfwebsite.vfItvfisvfmyvfhopevfthatvfthesevfresour
cesvfwillvfmakevfitvfeasiervfforvfcoursevfinstructorsvftovfteachvfthevfmaterialvfinvfavfmeaningfulvf
manner.vfBecausevfthevfcoursesvfthatvfusevfthisvftextbookvfarevfquitevfdiverse,vfitvfisvfimpossib
levftovforganizevfthevfchaptersvfintovfonevfbestvforder.vfEachvfinstructorvfshouldvfconsidervfhisvf
orvfhervfindividualvfprogramvfandvfdeterminevfwhichvfchaptersvfneedvftovfbevftaughtvfandvfinvf
whatvforder.
Bestvfwishes,
StevenvfJ.vfPeterson,vfMBA,vfPE