Answer:
The answer is: B) $340,000
Explanation:
Using the cost Recovery Method, the 2017 Income Statement for Lake Power Sports should begin with the following Sales numbers:
Current sales $0
Income collected from 2015 sales $340,000
COGS $0
Gross profit $340,000
The cost recovery method recognizes revenue for calculating gross profit only when the cost of goods sold (COGS) has been fully recovered.
The COGS for year 2015 were fully recovered before 2016 ended ($340,000 + $340,000 - $510,000, surplus of $170,000), so all the income collected in 2017 will be considered for calculating gross profit.
The COGS for year 2016 were fully recovered by the end of 2017 ($640,000 + $512,000 - $1,152,000), without any surplus. So the income collected for the 2016 will be considered for calculating the gross profit for 2018.