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  • This topic has 5 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 15 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • June 13, 2010 at 6:00 am #44658
    kkobain
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    Dec 2004 Question chamberlain
    Commencement date (1 Oct 2003) – – Statement of Financial position date(30 Sep 2004)
    costs incurred to date 35 million
    progress billing 30 million(settled)
    Total contract price 125 million
    Total contract cost 75 million
    The company policy is to accrue for on uncompleted contracts by applying the percentage of completion to the total estimated profit.The percentage of completion is determined by the proportion of the contract costs to date compared to the total estimated costs.
    At 30 september 2004, 5 million of the 35 million costs incurred to date related to unused inventory of material on site.
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    Costs to date 30m
    Attributable Profit 20m
    Costs related to future activity 5m
    Less progress billing (30m)
    Gross amount due from customers 25m

    My question is why he included the cost of unused materials in calculating the amount due from customers?

    June 13, 2010 at 7:52 am #64048
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    i think its the prudence concept being applied here that we don’t understate the costs as and when their incurred. But for % of completion we’ll be using the ‘actual’ costs incurred to date and we’ll deduct unused material from 35m. Hope this helps and good luck for your paper!

    June 13, 2010 at 9:46 am #64049
    adams
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    I agree. This material are not the cost to date and must be deducted from incurred cost to estimate stage of completion.

    June 13, 2010 at 10:02 am #64050
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    he did not include the cost of unused materials to calculate the stage of completion but he included it in calculating the amount due from customers

    June 13, 2010 at 4:25 pm #64051
    adams
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    For me is OK. But I think about another discloser. If company decided buy the materials and didn’t used this at end of the year it’s can be treated as inventory.
    In another way this amount is due from customer.

    June 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm #64052
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    presumably, the contractor will be able to invoice the cost of tese materials. the point here is that the material has not yet been used up in the contract work and therefore there can be no profit element in the material valuation.

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