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Aaron Company has a process costing system. All materials are introduced when conversion costs reach 50 percent. The following information is available for physical units during March.
Work in process, March 1 (60% complete as to conversion costs) | 150,000 |
Units started in March | 600,000 |
Units transferred to Finishing Department in March | 630,000 |
Work in process, March 31 (40% complete as to conversion costs) | 120,000 |
Required
Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the weighted-average method.
Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the FIFO method.
The company president has been under considerable pressure to increase income. He tells the controller to change the estimated completion for ending work in process to 60 percent (from 40 percent).
What effect will this change have on the unit costs of units transferred to finished goods in March?
Would this be ethical?
Is this likely to be a successful strategy for affecting income over a long period of time? Ok
a) | ||||||
Statement of Equivalent production | ||||||
Particulars | Direct Materials | %completion | Equivalent mat | Conversion | %completion | Equivalent Conv |
Opening WIP | 150,000.00 | 100% | 150,000.00 | 150,000.00 | 100% | 150,000.00 |
Units started and completed = 630000 - 150000 | 480,000.00 | 100% | 480,000.00 | 480,000.00 | 100% | 480,000.00 |
ending WIP | 120,000.00 | 0% | - | 120,000.00 | 40% | 48,000.00 |
Equivalent Units | 630,000.00 | 678,000.00 | ||||
b) | ||||||
Statement of Equivalent production | ||||||
Particulars | Direct Materials | %completion | Equivalent mat | Conversion | %completion | Equivalent Conv |
Opening WIP | 150,000.00 | 0% | - | 150,000.00 | 40% | 60,000.00 |
Units started and completed = 630000 - 150000 | 480,000.00 | 100% | 480,000.00 | 480,000.00 | 100% | 480,000.00 |
Ending WIP | 120,000.00 | 0% | - | 120,000.00 | 40% | 48,000.00 |
Equivalent Units | 480,000.00 | 588,000.00 | ||||
c) | ||||||
If ending WIP is changed to 60% then materials completion would be 100% in Ending WIP. Thus Equivalent unit of materials and conversion would be increased. Thus cost per equivalent unit of material and conversion would be lower | ||||||
unit costs of units transferred to finished goods in March would be lower as total cost would be same but equivalent units would be higher | ||||||
It is unethical practice to manipulate results . | ||||||
No it would not be succesful strategy | ||||||