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construction contract (MCQ mock exam question)

PPhilip10y ago
Q: on 1 jan, 2013 Agnes entered into a construction contract that is expected to last 36 months. The agreed price for the construction work was 20mil. As at 30 sept,2013 the costs incurred on the contract were $4mil and the estimated costs to complete the contract were $12mil. In addition to the above costs on 1 July, 2013 Agnes acquired for exclusive use on the contract an item of plant for $1mil. This plant has an estimated useful life of 2 years and will be scrapped at the end of that time. On 20 Sep,2013 Adriadne received a payment from the customer of $7mil which amount was equal to the progress billings to date. Adriadne calculates the stage of completion on construction contracts on the basis of progress billings as a proportion of the contract price What amount would be reported in Ariadne's statement of financial position sa at 30 Sep 2013 for the amount due to/from the customer for the above contract? A: since % of completion is according to progress billing over contract price thus on 20 Sep 2013, the % completion = 7/20*100%= 35% w1 Rev Recognised $20mil * 35% = $7mil cost incurred on contract general = ($4mil+$12mil)*0.35=$ 5.6mil cost recognised specific = $1mil (3/24)=$0.125mil total cost recognised=5.6+0.125= $5.725mil profit reg=7-5.725=$1.275mil w2 cost incurred to date =$4mil profit recog= $1.275mil progress billing to date=$7mil amt due to/from customer = 4+1.275-7= ($1.725mil) thus $1,725,000 liability but there's no option of this in answer, instead $ 1,600,000 liability is the correct answer, may i know why?
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#1
Because costs incurred to date should include the 125 element of the specialised plant. That brings us to: Costs incurred to date (4,000 + 125) 4,125 Attributable profit 1,275 Sub-total 5,400 Amounts invoiced 7,000 Amount due to customer (1,600) OK?
PPhilip10y ago#2
yes yes i see, i didn't include the specific cost at the second part of the question
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#3
What confused me were all these women! "Agnes entered into a construction contract " "Adriadne received a payment" "Ariadne’s statement of financial position"
PPhilip10y ago#4
another question in a construction that is 80% complete, with following info contract price $2mil cost incurred to date $1600,000 includes $50,000 specific cost estimate cost to complete $550,000 what is cost recognised? answer says $1750,000 i thought is ((1600,000-50000)+550,000)*0.8 + 50,000 = 1730,000?
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#5
150,000 is the forecast loss 1,600,000 is the revenue recognised Therefore costs recognised must be 1,750,000 LOOK AT THE COURSE NOTES!!!!
PPhilip10y ago#6
sorry Mike, how do you get the 150,000 forecast lost?
PPhilip10y ago#7
nvm i got it. my brain need to spin again
PPhilip10y ago#8
i meant i know how 150,000 come from but i not quite understand it. your lecture say cost recognised is general (cost incurred to date + estimate cost of completion) * % of completion + specific cost related to that period 100% thus i use the calculation and reach 1730,000 why this time round we use the forecast total lost (1600000+550000)-full contract price?
PPhilip10y ago#9
we use the forecast method when there's a lost recognised or else stick to your formula right? i think this make sense as we need to recognised the lost in full to have a true and fair view (reduce penumbral area of divergence possibilities)
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#10
LOOK AT THE COURSE NOTES!!!! It's all explained in there as well as in the lectures LOOK AT THE COURSE NOTES!!!!
PPhilip10y ago#11
Found it , last 3 Min of ur first construction contract lecture. Yea I missed it. Thanks for your patience haha
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#12
The lectures are recorded in a genuine class room environment. Students listen or, if they switch off, they may miss important points. It's no point having a lecture and failing to pay attention for the entire period! The students on the courses were 100% not natural English speakers and lectures lasted 90 minutes. If they can do it ....... so can you
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