ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The portion of notional/ estimated profit transferred to P & L Account when work certified is more than 1/4 or less than 1/2 of contract price is ____ a.b.c. d.
A
No profit transferred
B
Notional Profit x 1/3 x ℎ
C
Notional Profit x 2/3 x ℎ
D
Estimated profit x
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The balance amount is treated as reserve. Thus, profit to be transferred to Profit and Loss Account is computed by the following formula: Transfer to P&L A/c = Notional profit × 1/3 Alternatively, a more common practice is to further reduce this amount by the cash ratio.

Detailed explanation-2: -If the contract completion is less than 25% of the contract price, not profit is to be transferred to profit & loss account.

Detailed explanation-3: -Notional Profit: This is the actual profit earned by the contractor on completion of a project. It is calculated by deducting the cost of work certified from the value of work certified.

Detailed explanation-4: -NOTIONAL PROFIT It represents the difference between the value of work certified and cost of work certified. It is always calculated for each and every year of the contract and the amount of profit or loss of every contract is transferred to the company’s Costing Profit & Loss A/c.

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