mpleted on 30 June 2021 and the following costs were incurred during the financial year.    Select the costs that would be included in the calculation of the cost of the factory plant that was constructed.  Select the amounts you would include in the cost of plant calculation.

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BBA (Pty) Ltd constructed a factory plant during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.  The plant was completed on 30 June 2021

and the following costs were incurred during the financial year. 

 

Select the costs that would be included in the calculation of the cost of the factory plant that was constructed. 

Select the amounts you would include in the cost of plant calculation.  

 

 

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Construction costs which includes material and labour costs (included in this amount is material amounting to R15 000, that was destroyed in a hail storm)

770 000

Import duties on certain construction materials - non-refundable

30 000

Import duties on certain construction materials - refundable

10 000

Administration costs

15 000

Engineer fees

40 000

Fuel costs to transport construction materials to the construction site

3 000

Advertising cost of the product produced by the new factory plant 

20 000

Initial operating losses due to insufficient demand for product during the initial months after the plant was brought into use

45 000

Testing costs incurred to ensure that the plant was fully operational

51 000

Cost of function held for staff and management to celebrate the opening of the plant

25 000

Total cost of factory plant ?

 

   

770 000

   

770 000 - 15 000 = 755 000

   

30 000

   

10 000

   

15 000

   

40 000

   

3 000

   

20 000

   

45 000

   

51 000

   

20 000 

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