Explain how you would treat and record each of the following cost information when preparing the contract account for a construction contract of H.Young ltd a construction company that has been operating in Kenya for the last three years. The company purchased building materials including cement,sand,paint,roofing tiles and other material at a cost of Shs 250,000,000 Some of the purchased building materials were defective and were returned to the supplier.These materials had been purchased at a cost of Shs 23,000,000. A huge fire at the contract site destroyed building materials valued at Shs 35,000,000 The company purchased a construction crane at a purchase cost of 20,000,000 The company hired dynamics networking company to install electrical cables in the building at a cost of 8,500,000 The manual construction workers hired for the contract during the year were paid 45,000,000.

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  • Explain how you would treat and record each of the following cost information when preparing the contract account for a construction contract of H.Young ltd a construction company that has been operating in Kenya for the last three years.
  1. The company purchased building materials including cement,sand,paint,roofing tiles and other material at a cost of Shs 250,000,000
  2. Some of the purchased building materials were defective and were returned to the supplier.These materials had been purchased at a cost of Shs 23,000,000.
  • A huge fire at the contract site destroyed building materials valued at Shs 35,000,000
  1. The company purchased a construction crane at a purchase cost of 20,000,000
  2. The company hired dynamics networking company to install electrical cables in the building at a cost of 8,500,000
  3. The manual construction workers hired for the contract during the year were paid 45,000,000.
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