{"id":55866,"date":"2024-04-16T00:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=55866"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:34:46","slug":"when-the-completion-stage-of-a-contract-is-less-than-frac14-the-total-expenditure-on-the-contract-is-transferred-to-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/when-the-completion-stage-of-a-contract-is-less-than-frac14-the-total-expenditure-on-the-contract-is-transferred-to-account\/","title":{"rendered":"When the completion stage of a contract is less than $$\\frac{1}{4},$$ the total expenditure on the contract is transferred to . . . . . . . . account."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Work-in-progress&#8221; option2=&#8221;Profit and loss account&#8221; option3=&#8221;Miscellaneous account&#8221; option4=&#8221;None of these&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Work-in-progress account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A work-in-progress account is a temporary account used to track the costs of goods or services that are still in the process of being produced. When the completion stage of a contract is less than $\\frac{1}{4}$, the total expenditure on the contract is transferred to the work-in-progress account. This is because the costs incurred on the contract are not yet considered to be expenses, as the goods or services have not yet been completed.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Profit and loss account<\/strong>. The profit and loss account is a financial statement that reports a company&#8217;s revenues, expenses, and net income for a specific period of time. The costs incurred on a contract that is less than $\\frac{1}{4}$ complete are not yet considered to be expenses, so they would not be included in the profit and loss account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miscellaneous account<\/strong>. A miscellaneous account is a general ledger account that is used to track costs that do not fit into any other category. 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