Cost Estimates on a Long-Term Contract May Indicate That a Loss

Cost estimates on a long-term contract may indicate that a loss will result on completion of the entire contract.In this case, the entire expected loss should be

A) recognized in the current period, regardless of whether the percentage-of-completion or cost-recovery method is employed.
B) recognized in the current period under the percentage-of-completion method, but the cost-recovery method defers recognition of the loss to the time when the contract is completed.
C) recognized in the current period under the cost-recovery method, but the percentage-of-completion method defers the loss until the contract is completed.
D) deferred and recognized when the contract is completed, regardless of whether the percentage-of-completion or cost-recovery method is employed.