Material sent to site 190000 Wages paid 120000 Wages outstanding 5500 ...
Contract Account
The contract account is a financial statement that records all the transactions related to a specific contract. It helps in tracking the progress of the contract, calculating the profit or loss, and determining the financial position of the contract at the end of the accounting period.
1. Opening Balance
- Material sent to site: 190,000
- Wages paid: 120,000
- Wages outstanding: 5,500
- Direct expenses: 60,000
- Establishment charge: 52,000
- Special plant installed at cost: 200,000
- Cost of work not certified: 25,000
- Value of special plant on 31-12-86: 170,000
- Material at site on 31-12-86: 21,000
The opening balance of the contract account is the total cost incurred until the beginning of the accounting period.
Opening balance = Material sent to site + Wages paid + Wages outstanding + Direct expenses + Establishment charge + Special plant installed at cost + Cost of work not certified + Value of special plant on 31-12-86 + Material at site on 31-12-86
Opening balance = 190,000 + 120,000 + 5,500 + 60,000 + 52,000 + 200,000 + 25,000 + 170,000 + 21,000
Opening balance = 843,500
2. Additional Transactions
- Total contract price: 1,200,000
- Cash received: 594,000
- Retention: 10% of work certified
- Sale of scrap: 200
- General plant costing 120,000 was used for 3 months, depreciation on that this to be provided at 15% p.a.
The additional transactions include the contract price, cash received, retention, sale of scrap, and depreciation on general plant.
3. Calculation of Work Certified
Work certified = Total contract price - Retention
Work certified = 1,200,000 - (1,200,000 * 10/100)
Work certified = 1,200,000 - 120,000
Work certified = 1,080,000
4. Calculation of Retention
Retention = Work certified * 10/100
Retention = 1,080,000 * 10/100
Retention = 108,000
5. Calculation of Depreciation
Depreciation = General plant costing * Depreciation rate * Time/12
Depreciation = 120,000 * 15/100 * 3/12
Depreciation = 4,500
6. Closing Balance
Closing balance = Opening balance + Work certified + Cash received - Retention - Depreciation + Sale of scrap
Closing balance = 843,500 + 1,080,000 + 594,000 - 108,000 - 4,500 + 200
Closing balance = 2,405,200
Conclusion
The contract account is a statement that records all the transactions related to a specific contract. It helps in determining the financial position of the contract and calculating the profit or loss. By including the opening balance, additional transactions, work