AC2620 Project part 1

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familiarizes you with the ethical principles and standards the members of IMA follow. This will help you perform Task 1 of Project Part 1.

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Title: Costing/Ethical Decisions

In Project Part 1, you will evaluate a management ethical issue, perform a job-order costing problem, and perform a  conversion costs problem outlined in the following tasks:

 

Task 1: Management Ethical Issue

Shauna Miller is an accountant at Western Building Supplies. Recently, in the course of her normal processing of transactions and related documents, she noticed that two of her company’s top sales executives were taking the purchasing agents of important customers on lavish golf vacations to Hawaii. The average cost was over $6,000 per trip. 

 

As a member of the IMA, does Shauna have any specific obligations related to her discovery? 

 

What steps should she consider?

 

Task 2: Job-Order Process Costing Problem 

Lane Confectioners produces special orders of sugar candies and chocolates for airlines and hotels. During March, Lane

purchased, on credit, 2100 pounds of confectioner's sugar @ $.80 per pound, 2300 pounds of granulated sugar @ $.90 per pound, 900 pounds of chocolate @ $4.00 per pound, and 300 pounds of caramel @ $1.50 per pound from Seattle Confectionery Supply. In addition, it purchased for cash 60 dozen eggs @ $.85 per dozen and

 

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Project Part

Description/Requirements of Project Part

 

Evaluation Criteria

 

90 pounds of paraffin @ $.50 per pound from PMG Foods

 

The beginning balances in the inventory accounts were:

 

Raw Materials Inventory

$2,500

Work in Process Inventory

$6,500

Finished Goods Inventory

$9,000

 

 

The ending balances in the inventory accounts were:

 

Raw Materials Inventory

$3,500

Work in Process Inventory

$5,000

Finished Goods Inventory

$6,000

 

        Prepare the journal entry to record the transactio month of March. Assume that over-or under-appl overhead is close to Cost of Goods Sold.

        Prepare an Income statement for the month of

 

Task 3: Conversion Costs Problem 

Hartwell Drug Company produces a supplement to impro density. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout t production process. The following information is availabl March:

 

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Units

 

Units (gallons) in process, March 1 (40% complete)

400


 

 

Project Part

Description/Requirements of Project Part

Evaluation Criteria

 

 

Units started in March

1,000

 

in process

 

-

 

Units in process, March 31 (80% complete)

250

Costs

 

Conversion costs in WIP, March 1

 

Labor

$36,000 

Overhead

$6,000

Labor costs in March (5,100 hours)

$102,780

   Overhead in March                                                $49,000

 

        Compute the number of units completed in March.

        Compute the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs.

        Compute the conversion costs included in units completed in March.

        Compute the conversion costs included in units at the end of March.

 

Submission Requirements:

        Answer each problem in detail with conclusion and results.

        Submit your answer in a Microsoft Excel file, showing step by-step calculations for each task.

 

Due: Module 3

Grading Weight: 10%

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