Bob Ltd signs a contract on 1 April 2018 to build an office building. The...

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Bob Ltd signs a contract on 1 April 2018 to build an office building. The construction is scheduled to commence 1 July 2018 and the estimated date of completion is 30 June 2021. The cost of the building is estimated to be $155m and the total contract price is fixed at $180m. The following data relates to the construction period:

For the year ended 30 June

2019

2020

2021

$000

$000

$000

Costs to date

46,500

108,500

155,000

Estimated Costs to complete

108,500

46,500

-

Progress billings to date

50,000

120,000

180,000

Cash received to date

25,000

115,000

180,000

Assume that actual costs and cash collections coincide with expectations and that cost (an input measure) is used as the basis for assessing progress on the construction contract.

a.Determine the percentage of completion for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

2019

2020

2021

$000

$000

$000

Costs to date

Costs incurred for the year

Estimated costs to complete

Estimated total cost

Per cent of completion (POC)

b. Calculate the gross profit for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

2019

2020

2021

$000

$000

$000

Estimated total gross profit

POC x Estimated total gross profit

Less Gross profit recognised in previous years

= Gross profit recognised for the year

Construction revenue for the year

c. Using the percentage of completion method, provide the journal entries for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

2019

2020

2021

(i)

To record costs incurred:

(ii)

To record billings to customers:

(iii)

To record cash collections:

(iv)

To record periodic income recognised:

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