Construction Contract Question Example To Compute The Percentage Of Completion and Disclosure/Presentation In the Income Statement And Balance Sheet.

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 On 1 st January 2007, XYZ Construction Co Ltd has signed a fixed price contract of $ 42 million to build a bridge over a period of two years. At 31st December 2007, the following information are as follows:- 

  $ million
Cost of construction material

10
Site labor cost

9
Depreciation of plant & machinery used

2
Administrative costs

2
Estimated cost to complete

14
Progress billing

9

 Required:

(a)     Calculate the percentage of completion

(b)     Amounts to be disclosed in the Income statement

(c)     Amounts to be disclosed in the Balance sheet. 

Suggested Answer:

 Cost to date 

Cost Incurred to date $ million
Cost of construction material

10
Site labor cost

9
Depreciation of plant & machinery used

2
Cost to date

21
Cost to complete

14
Total estimated cost

35

 a.      Percentage of completion

 = Cost to date/ Total estimated cost(above) x 100%

= 21/35 x 100 = 60%

 (b) Presentation in Income Statement

  Income Statement for Year ended 31 st December 2007 

  $ million
Revenue ( $42m x 60%)

25.2
Less: Costs (60% x Rm350m)

21.0
Profit

4.2

 © Presentation in Balance Sheet

 Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2007 

  $ million
Current Assets

$’m
Amount due from customer

16.2
 

 
Workings:

$
Contract costs incurred to date

21
Recognized profits (less recognized losses)

4.2
 

25.2
Progress billing

(9)
Due from customer

16.2

  

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