Solution Manual
Construction Accounting And Financial Management,
4th Edition By Steven J. Peterson
4th edition
,Contents
new to the fourth edition 1
chapter 1: construction financial management 2
chapter 2: construction accounting systems 4
chapter 3: accounting transactions 7
chapter 4: more construction accounting 23
chapter 5: depreciation 34
chapter 6: analysis of financial statements 50
chapter 7: managingjcosts 58
chapter 8: determining labor burden 62
chapter 9: managingjgeneral overhead costs 65
chapter 10: setting profit margins for bidding 67
chapter 11: profit center analysis 70
chapter 12: cash flows for construction projects 75
chapter 13: projectingjincome taxes 87
chapter 14: cash flows for a construction company 91
chapter 15: time value of money 93
chapter 16: financing a company’s financial needs 99
chapter 17: making financial decisions 111
chapter 18: income taxes and financial decisions 130
, New to the fourth edition
The major changes to the fourth edition include the following
The business failure rate for construction companies in chapter 1 have been
updated.
Sections on cost segregation and bonus depreciation have been added to chapter 5.
The discussion of typical median ratios in chapter 6 has been updated.
A section on the monitoring and controlling process hasjbeen added to chapter 7.
A section on managing design-build costs has been added to chapter 7.
The wages, social security, and medicare costs were updated in chapters 8, 9,a
nd 14.
A weekly cash flow problem hasjbeen added to chapter 12.
The income tax regulations in chapter 13 have been updated to incorporate
provisions of the tax cuts and jobs act passed in december 2017.
The project cash flowsjused to develop an annual cash flow for a construction co
mpany have been expanded to cover the entire project (including work done inth
e prior year) and the calculation of the underbillings/overbillings has been includ
ed in chapter 14.
The effects of taxes on decision has been updated in chapter 18 to incorporate the
tax cuts and jobsjact.
The instructor’s manual includes a list of learning objectives, instructional hints, suggeste
d activities, and resources for each chapter. Files for the figures and tables in the textbook
are found on the instructor’s website. It is my hope that these resources will make it easier
for course instructors tojteach the material in a meaningful manner. Because the courses t
hat use this textbook are quite diverse, it is impossible to organize the chapters into one b
est order. Each instructor should consider his or her individual program and determine whi
ch chapters need to be taught and in what order.
Best wishes,
Steven j. Peterson, mba, pe
, Chapter 1: construction financial management
Learning objectives
At the completion of this chapter the student should be able to:
Explain why financial management is so important to a construction company.
Explain why financial management is different forconstruction companies than for
most other industries.
Understand that all managerial employees from the owner to the crew foreperso
nplay a role in financial management of a construction company.
Instructional hints
Compare a construction company to a manufacturing plant. Emphasize the diffe
rences between a construction company and a manufacturingjplant, particularly
: construction companies build unique products and the equipment isjnot usually
stationary at single location. These are the reasons a construction company nee
ds a job cost system and an equipment cost system.
Activities
Invite a financial manager (for example, an accountant or general manager) from a
construction company to your class to discuss their role as a financial manager.
Have each student interview a management employee for a construction company
.the interviews should include owners, project managers, superintendents, and fo
repersons. Each student isjto find out how the employee contributes to the financi
al management of the company. Discuss their findings in class.
Instruction resources
The figures from this chapter in electronic format and powerpoint slides can bef
ound at the instructor’s website.
Data on construction failures can be obtained from the surety information officej(
www.sio.org).
Current data on construction company failures can be found at http://www.censu
s.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/data_firm.html. The most useful datacomes from re
ports that include the sector (e.g., sector, firm age by sector, and firm size by sect
or) because construction can be separated from other industries.
Construction Accounting And Financial Management,
4th Edition By Steven J. Peterson
4th edition
,Contents
new to the fourth edition 1
chapter 1: construction financial management 2
chapter 2: construction accounting systems 4
chapter 3: accounting transactions 7
chapter 4: more construction accounting 23
chapter 5: depreciation 34
chapter 6: analysis of financial statements 50
chapter 7: managingjcosts 58
chapter 8: determining labor burden 62
chapter 9: managingjgeneral overhead costs 65
chapter 10: setting profit margins for bidding 67
chapter 11: profit center analysis 70
chapter 12: cash flows for construction projects 75
chapter 13: projectingjincome taxes 87
chapter 14: cash flows for a construction company 91
chapter 15: time value of money 93
chapter 16: financing a company’s financial needs 99
chapter 17: making financial decisions 111
chapter 18: income taxes and financial decisions 130
, New to the fourth edition
The major changes to the fourth edition include the following
The business failure rate for construction companies in chapter 1 have been
updated.
Sections on cost segregation and bonus depreciation have been added to chapter 5.
The discussion of typical median ratios in chapter 6 has been updated.
A section on the monitoring and controlling process hasjbeen added to chapter 7.
A section on managing design-build costs has been added to chapter 7.
The wages, social security, and medicare costs were updated in chapters 8, 9,a
nd 14.
A weekly cash flow problem hasjbeen added to chapter 12.
The income tax regulations in chapter 13 have been updated to incorporate
provisions of the tax cuts and jobs act passed in december 2017.
The project cash flowsjused to develop an annual cash flow for a construction co
mpany have been expanded to cover the entire project (including work done inth
e prior year) and the calculation of the underbillings/overbillings has been includ
ed in chapter 14.
The effects of taxes on decision has been updated in chapter 18 to incorporate the
tax cuts and jobsjact.
The instructor’s manual includes a list of learning objectives, instructional hints, suggeste
d activities, and resources for each chapter. Files for the figures and tables in the textbook
are found on the instructor’s website. It is my hope that these resources will make it easier
for course instructors tojteach the material in a meaningful manner. Because the courses t
hat use this textbook are quite diverse, it is impossible to organize the chapters into one b
est order. Each instructor should consider his or her individual program and determine whi
ch chapters need to be taught and in what order.
Best wishes,
Steven j. Peterson, mba, pe
, Chapter 1: construction financial management
Learning objectives
At the completion of this chapter the student should be able to:
Explain why financial management is so important to a construction company.
Explain why financial management is different forconstruction companies than for
most other industries.
Understand that all managerial employees from the owner to the crew foreperso
nplay a role in financial management of a construction company.
Instructional hints
Compare a construction company to a manufacturing plant. Emphasize the diffe
rences between a construction company and a manufacturingjplant, particularly
: construction companies build unique products and the equipment isjnot usually
stationary at single location. These are the reasons a construction company nee
ds a job cost system and an equipment cost system.
Activities
Invite a financial manager (for example, an accountant or general manager) from a
construction company to your class to discuss their role as a financial manager.
Have each student interview a management employee for a construction company
.the interviews should include owners, project managers, superintendents, and fo
repersons. Each student isjto find out how the employee contributes to the financi
al management of the company. Discuss their findings in class.
Instruction resources
The figures from this chapter in electronic format and powerpoint slides can bef
ound at the instructor’s website.
Data on construction failures can be obtained from the surety information officej(
www.sio.org).
Current data on construction company failures can be found at http://www.censu
s.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/data_firm.html. The most useful datacomes from re
ports that include the sector (e.g., sector, firm age by sector, and firm size by sect
or) because construction can be separated from other industries.
