RC information in HC accounts BP Amoco, a large Anglo-American oil company, is the result of a merger between BP and Amoco that took effect at the end of 1998. Financial statements for 1997 and prior years were restated as if the two companies had been united then. In 2000, the group acquired ARCO, a US oil company. This was accounted for as an acquisition and prior years’ accounts were not restated.

BP Amoco provides replacement cost information in its historical cost accounts. Exhibit 9.17 contains summary income statement and operating data that have been taken from the notes to the company’s 2001 consolidated accounts.

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(a) What can we learn about BP Amoco’s operations between 1997 and 2001 from the stock holding gains and losses it reports in those years?

(b) BP Amoco is not the only major oil company to publish RC data in its accounts. Oil companies are not required to do so by law or accounting standards. Why do you think they voluntarily provide this information?AppenedixLO1

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Exhibit 9.17 BP Amoco plc Group income statement and operating data for calendar years 1997-2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Income statement (condensed) (in $m) Group turnover Replacement cost operating profit Exceptional items RC profit before interest and tax Stockholding gains (losses) HC profit before interest and tax Interest expense 91,760 68,304 83,566 148,062 174,218 10,683 6,521 8,894 17,756 128 850 (2,280) 220 16,135 535 10,811 7,371 6,614 (939) (1,391) 1,728 9,872 5,980 8,342 1,035 1,177 1,316 17,976 16,670 728 (1,900) 18,704 14,770 1,770 1,670 Profit before taxation 8,837 4,803 Taxation 3,013 1,520 4,972 7,026 16,934 13,100 1,880 5,017 Profit after taxation 5,824 3,283 5,146 11,962 8,083 Minority shareholders' interest 151 63 138 92 73 Profit for the year 5,673 3,220 5,008 11,870 8,010 Operating data Crude oil and liquids production (000 bbl/day) Natural gas production (m ft/day) Total production (000 boe*/day) *boe = barrel (bbl) of oil equivalent 1,930 2,049 2,061 5,858 5,808 6,067 2,940 1,928 1,931 7,609 8,632 3,050 3,107 3,240 3,419 Average realisations 1996 BP crude oil and liquids price ($/bbl) Henry Hub gas price ($/000 ft) 19.5 18.3 12.1 16.7 26.6 22.5 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.3 3.9 4.3