Question

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organization. Which of the following actions should managers take when there is evidence that a fixed-rate contract is over budget and will generate a loss for the firm?
a. Use the percentage of completion method and pro rate the loss over the entire term of the engagement
b. Restate the financial statements and recognize the loss in the earliest period of the engagement
c. Use the percentage of completion method to recognize the loss over the remaining term of the engagement.
d. Recognize the loss in the current period rather than over the remaining term of the engagement
e. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: D. Recognize the loss in the current period rather than over the remaining term of the engagement

Explanation:

A fixed rate contract is the contract whereby the payment amount isn't dependent on the resources or the time that were used.

Since there's evidence that a fixed-rate contract is over budget and will generate a loss for the firm, the manager should recognize the loss in the current period rather than over the remaining term of the engagement.

Therefore, the correct option is D.