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On reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting, following informations were disclosed: i) Profit shown by Cost Account Rs.80,000 ii) Works overhead under recovered in Cost Account Rs.5,000 iii)…

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On reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting, following informations were disclosed: i) Profit shown by Cost Account Rs.80,000 ii) Works overhead under recovered in Cost Account Rs.5,000 iii) Office overhead under recovered in Financial Account Rs.10,000 iv) Depreciation under charge in Cost Account Rs.6,000 v) A profit on sale of fixed assets was shown on Financial Account Rs.5,000

Required: Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Account.

Answer

023750475007125095000Cost Profit80000Adjusted Cost Profit (After Overheads)95000Financial Profit84000Amount (Rs.)
Bar chart showing the progression from Cost Profit to Financial Profit after adjustments.

Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts

The reconciliation between Cost Accounting and Financial Accounting is done to adjust differences arising due to accounting treatments. Below is the step-by-step reconciliation:

Given Data:

  1. Profit as per Cost Account: Rs. 80,000
  2. Works overhead under recovered in Cost Account: Rs. 5,000
  3. Office overhead under recovered in Financial Account: Rs. 10,000
  4. Depreciation under charged in Cost Account: Rs. 6,000
  5. Profit on sale of fixed assets (Financial Account only): Rs. 5,000

Reconciliation Steps:

  1. Start with Cost Profit:

    • Cost profit = Rs. 80,000
  2. Add under-recovered overheads (Cost Account perspective):

    • Works overhead under recovered (Rs. 5,000) → Add (since it was not fully absorbed)
    • Adjusted profit = 80,000 + 5,000 = Rs. 85,000
  3. Add under-recovered office overhead (Financial Account perspective):

    • Office overhead under recovered (Rs. 10,000) → Add (since it was not fully absorbed in Cost Account)
    • Adjusted profit = 85,000 + 10,000 = Rs. 95,000
  4. Adjust for depreciation under-charged in Cost Account:

    • Depreciation was under-charged (i.e., less depreciation was recorded in Cost Account)
    • Deduct Rs. 6,000 (since Financial Account has the correct depreciation)
    • Adjusted profit = 95,000 - 6,000 = Rs. 89,000
  5. Adjust for profit on sale of fixed assets (Financial Account only):

    • Profit on sale of fixed assets (Rs. 5,000) was not recorded in Cost Account
    • Deduct Rs. 5,000 (since it is a Financial Account item)
    • Final Financial Profit = 89,000 - 5,000 = Rs. 84,000

Final Reconciliation Statement:

Particulars Amount (Rs.)
Profit as per Cost Account 80,000
Add: Works overhead under recovered +5,000
Add: Office overhead under recovered +10,000
Less: Depreciation under charged -6,000
Less: Profit on sale of fixed assets -5,000
Financial Profit 84,000
Reconciliation of Cost and Financial AccountsDr.Cr.To Cost Profit (Rs. 80,000)80,000To Works Overhead Under-recovered (Rs. 5,000)5,000To Office Overhead Under-recovered (Rs. 10,000)10,000By Depreciation Under-charged (Rs. 6,000)6,000By Profit on Sale of Fixed Assets (Rs. 5,000)5,000By Financial Profit (Rs. 84,000)84,000
T-account style reconciliation showing adjustments to derive Financial Profit from Cost Profit.

Thus, the Financial Profit is Rs. 84,000.

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