FR – L2 – Q15 – Financial Reporting Standards

On 31 March 20X9, Annabel Ltd had four construction contracts in progress. Details are set out below.

Contract A Contract B Contract C Contract D
GH¢000 GH¢000 GH¢000 GH¢000
Contract price 1,850 750 960 800
Costs to date 1,490 590 405 120
Estimated future costs 25 600 480
Revenue taken in earlier years 990 100
Cost of sales recognised in earlier years 800 100
Progress billings to date 1,850 690 650 100
Cash received to date 1,850 600 600 100

Contract A was completed during the year.
Contract C commenced on 1 May 20X8.
Contract D commenced on 1 January 20X9. It is not considered possible on 31 March 20X9 to assess the outcome of Contract D with any certainty.
Annabel Ltd recognises revenue based on the proportion of costs incurred to date to expected total costs.

Required:
Show the amounts that would be recognised and presented for each contract in the financial statements of Annabel Ltd for the year ended 31 March 20X9 and show the total balances in those financial statements. Work to the nearest GH¢000.

Contract A
Statement of profit or loss

GH¢000
Revenue (1,850 – 990) 860
Cost of sales (1,490 – 800) (690)
Gross profit 170

Statement of financial position: There are no balances in the statement of financial position as the full contract amount has been received.

Contract B
Statement of profit or loss

GH¢000
Revenue ((95.9% × 750) – 100) 619
Cost of sales (590 – 100) (490)
Gross profit 129

Statement of financial position

GH¢000
Contract asset
Revenue recognised last year 100
Revenue recognised this year 619
Progress billings (690)
29
Receivables
Total billings 690
Cash received (600)
90

Contract C
Statement of profit or loss

GH¢000
Revenue (40.3% × 960) 387
Cost of sales (405)
Provision for loss (as a balancing figure) (27)
Gross loss (45)

Statement of financial position

GH¢000
Contract liability
Revenue recognised this year 387
Progress billings (650)
(263)
Receivables
Total billings 650
Cash received (600)
50
Provision 27

Contract D
Statement of profit or loss

GH¢000
Revenue 120
Cost of sales (120)
Gross profit/(loss) nil

Statement of financial position

GH¢000
Contract asset
Revenue recognised this year 120
Progress billings (100)
20
Receivables
Total billings 100
Cash received (100)
nil

Total balances for inclusion in the financial statements
Included in statement of profit or loss

A B C D GH¢000
Revenue 860 619 387 120 1,986
Cost of sales (690) (490) (405) (120) (1,732)
Gross profit 170 129 254

Included in statement of financial position

A B C D GH¢000
Contract asset 29 20 49
Receivables 90 50 140
Contract liability 263
Provision 27 27

Workings
(1) Total profit expected on the contracts

A B C D
GH¢000 GH¢000 GH¢000 GH¢000
Contract price 1,850 750 960 800
Costs to date (1,490) (590) (405) (120)
Estimated future costs (25) (600) (480)
Estimated total costs (1,490) (615) (1,005) (600)
Total expected profit/(loss) 360 135 (45) 200

(2) Proportion of work completed to date (costs to date/total costs)

A B C D
1,490 / 1,490 590 / (590 + 25) 405 / (405 + 600)
100% 95.9% 40.3%