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Construction contracts

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • August 6, 2016 at 6:20 pm #331736
    will12
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    Hi Sir.

    thank you for providing these free resources. we are very grateful.

    I have been working through construction contracts.. and I was confused about a question I was doing.

    L ltd builds equipment for the use in the building industry. each piece of equipment takes between one year and two to build so the entity is required to account for construction contracts.

    the entity has 4 contracts in process at the end of year end 30th april x1

    A B C D
    Contract price 500 890 420 750
    Work certified to date 375 534 280 –
    Cost incurred to date 384 700 468 20
    Estimated cost to complete 48 115 168 650
    Progress billings 360 530 224 –

    Prepare extracts of from the FS for each of the four projects- assuming revenue on the work certified basis

    workings:

    1. % completion on work certified basis
    375/500 534/890 280/420 0/750
    75% 60% 67% 0%

    2. Use the above for the basis of the revenue calculation for the p&l
    75%*500 60%*890 67%*420 0%*750
    375 534 280 0

    but in the answers contract D has revenue of 20? why is this? seems to be the same figure as the cost incurred to date. has it got something to do with the fact that the % completion on work certified basis is 0%? if the work has not been certified how can we recognize rev?

    thanks in advance.

    August 6, 2016 at 7:42 pm #331742
    MikeLittle
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    Where a contract is not sufficiently advanced to be able to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome, then no profit shall be recognised

    But if we have costs of 20 and no profit is to be recognised then revenue must be the same as the costs incurred

    So revenue 20, costs to date 20 and therefore no profit recognition

    OK?

    August 9, 2016 at 2:19 pm #332205
    will12
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    ahhh ok. I see your point. thanks

    August 9, 2016 at 6:14 pm #332246
    MikeLittle
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    You’re welcome

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