Consultant Inc. is a firm of consulting engineers, newly established to advise on a large project taking three years to complete. Their fee for this work is a percentage of the total project costs, payable on completion of the project.  In the interim, advances on the final fee are made at six-monthly intervals.  The total project costs will not be known until the project is completed.  The following advances were received by Consultant Inc. during the three-year period:                         Year ended 31 December 20x0                     K25, 000                       Year ended 31 December 20x1                     K30, 000                       Year ended 31 December 20x2                     K30, 000 When the total costs were computed during the year ended 31 December 20x0, it was found that a further sum of K50, 000 was due to Consultant Inc. REQUIRED; Explain how Consultant Inc. would show the payments made during the periods covered by the project.  Justify your explanation in terms of the concepts of accounting which you consider apply to this situation.

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  • Consultant Inc. is a firm of consulting engineers, newly established to advise on a large project taking three years to complete. Their fee for this work is a percentage of the total project costs, payable on completion of the project.  In the interim, advances on the final fee are made at six-monthly intervals.  The total project costs will not be known until the project is completed.  The following advances were received by Consultant Inc. during the three-year period:

 

                      Year ended 31 December 20x0                     K25, 000

                      Year ended 31 December 20x1                     K30, 000

                      Year ended 31 December 20x2                     K30, 000

When the total costs were computed during the year ended 31 December 20x0, it was found that a further sum of K50, 000 was due to Consultant Inc.

REQUIRED;

  • Explain how Consultant Inc. would show the payments made during the periods covered by the project.  Justify your explanation in terms of the concepts of accounting which you consider apply to this situation.
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