Model: Profit on Contract

Vijay & Co. obtained a contract for the construction of a residential building of Rs. 9,00,000.Building operations are started on 1 April 2009 and at the end of the financial year, that is, 31 March 2010, they received from the party a sum of Rs. 3,60,000 being 80% of the amount of the surveyor’s certificate. The following additional information is available:

Stores issued to contract

1,80,000

Stores on hand as on 31 March 2010

15,000

Wages paid

2,46,000

Plant purchased for the contract

30,000

Direct expenses

12,900

Plant to be depreciated @ 10%

You are required to prepare an account showing profit on contract up to 31 March 2010. Also discuss whether Vijay & Co. would be justified in taking the full amount of this profit to the credit of their P&L A/c.