Bolderson Products have recently built an exten sion to their factory on waste ground which had cost
Question:
Bolderson Products have recently built an exten sion to their factory on waste ground which had cost £41 000.
Old buildings standing on the waste ground were demolished at a cost of £5000. The company had employed direct labour to build the extension under the supervision of the factory manager. Costs involved included:
£
Hire of labour force 24000 Materials used 4800 Allocation of factory manager's salary I 500 In addition, disruptions caused by the building work meant that the factory workforce had been working additional overtime at a cost of £ 18000. Overtime rates are 150 per cent of normal rate s.
(a) Distinguish between the above cost s according to whether each represents capital or revenue expenditure (or neither).
(b) Immediately after the extension had been built , it was sold to another manufacturer at a cost of £ 125000. Explain whether the gain on disposal, if any , should be included in the profit for the year.
(c) Provide journal entries to record the transactions in
(a) and
(b) above.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting And Reporting An Introduction
ISBN: 978-0333346402
1985 Edition
Authors: R. Limmack