Laidlow plc is a construction contractor which prepares financial statements to 31 May each year. The following
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Laidlow plc is a construction contractor which prepares financial statements to 31 May each year. The following information relates to a contract with a customer which began during the year to 31 May 2018 and which was still in progress on that date:
£000
Contract price......................................................................600
Costs incurred to date:
For work performed up to 31 May 2018.............................. 190
To acquire materials for use in future work........................... 30
Estimated further costs to completion..................................280
Invoiced to customer up to 31 May 2018.............................175
Amounts received from customer.........................................130
The contract is to be treated as a single performance obligation which is satisfied over time. The company measures the progress made on a contract by comparing the costs incurred for the work performed to date with the estimated total contract costs.
(a) Show how this contract would be reflected in the company's financial statements for the year to 31 May 2018.
(b) How would the accounting treatment differ if the contract price was £480,000 but all of the other figures remained unaltered?
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International Financial Reporting A Practical Guide
ISBN: 978-1292200743
6th edition
Authors: Alan Melville