Contract Costs means the estimated costs of the extension, conversion, or modification of service.
Contract costing, also known as Terminal costing, is a form of specific order costing which applies where work is undertaken to customer's special requirements and each order is of long duration. It is a variant of job costing as each contract is nothing but a job completed.
Examples of Contract Costing A bridge is needed over a river at a particular site, and a client gives a contractor this assignment. A contractor opens separate accounts for each contract and numbers them separately to identify any profit or loss made at each contract.
Ing to Boundy (2012), typically, a written contract will include: Date of agreement. Names of parties to the agreement. Preliminary clauses. Defined terms. Main contract clauses. Schedules/appendices and signature provisions (para. 5).