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Construction contracts :what to do with the specialised equipment

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • June 2, 2015 at 6:54 pm #252101
    drice99
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    Hi mike

    I have seen a few different treatments and maybe I am not putting it together correctly.

    In the MCQ revision mock exam there is a question, ” Anges entered.. Contract price 20m…costs 4m..plus est to compl 12m..in addition an item of plant for exclusive use on the contract for $1m.uel =2years (so depreciation is 125, 3 months to year end.)
    Invoiced and recd was 7m…the stage of completion basis is progress billing as proportion of contract price.( I took that as 7/20=35%)

    My version:
    Income statement
    Rev 35%x20m = 7m
    Costs 35%x (4+12+1)=5.95m
    Attrib profit 1.05m
    -depreciation 0.125
    =925

    Contract liab
    Costs 4+0.125=4.125m
    +Attrib profit. 925
    -Invoiced 7
    =-1.95..This gave none of the answers!

    … So I took out the plant..

    Rev 35%x20=7
    Costs 35%x(4+12)=5.6
    Attrib prof =1.4
    -depr 0.125
    =1.275

    Costs 4+.125=4.125
    +Attrib pr =1.275
    =5.4
    -inv 7
    =-1.6

    Which gave me the right answer according to the MCQ tests , is this working correct do you think ?

    Cheers

    Hugh

    June 2, 2015 at 7:19 pm #252128
    eller
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    I just did the MCQ Test and this question too.

    June 2, 2015 at 7:27 pm #252132
    eller
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    I used Kaplan to get the working format.

    First I got the total profit for the whole project:

    Revenue:20M
    Less:Total Costs: (16M)
    Profit: 4M

    Then I got the attributable profit for the period:

    As per the question the stage of completion basis is progress billing as proportion of contract price.( I took that as 7/20=35%). This is correct.

    35% of 4M=1.4M

    So from here I proceeded to prepare the income statement:

    Sales(Bal. figure):5.4M
    Costs for the period:(4M)
    Profit for the period: 1.4M(as above)

    Then to get the SFP figures:

    Costs incurred to date: 4M
    Profit for the period: 1.4
    Progress payment: (7M)
    Due to Customer: (1.6)-Liability

    June 2, 2015 at 7:58 pm #252144
    MikeLittle
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    Why would you not take 35% of 20 for the revenue figure, 35% of total costs and that would give you 35% of the profit?

    Revenue. 7.0
    Costs. 5.6
    Profit. 1.4

    Eller, please restrict your input to the general forum

    Thanks

    June 3, 2015 at 9:33 am #252340
    drice99
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    Why wouldn’t you take*35%* of 17=5.95m?

    June 3, 2015 at 10:18 am #252352
    MikeLittle
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    Where does 17 fit into it?

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