Connect Ltd. entered into a contract for the future purchase of 500 tones of aluminum, at a
Question:
Connect Ltd. entered into a contract for the future purchase of 500 tones of aluminum, at a price of $3,300 per tonne. The spot price at year end was $2,950 per tonne. The metal will be used to manufacture small aircraft. As a result of the decline in the price of aluminum, the average sales price of the aircrafts was reduced to $21,000 per aircraft. The costs of other components and the associated manufacturing are $9,000 per aircraft. Manufacturing one aircraft uses 4 tonnes of aluminum.
What amount should Connect recognize as a provision for this contract? Assume that the time value of money element is immaterial and that Connect reports using the IFRS framework.
Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-1305084858
12th edition
Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng