FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCT.(LL) >CUSTOM<
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Chapter 8, Problem 24E
Compute Equivalent Units: Ethical Issues
Aaron Company has a
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- a. Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the weighted-average method.
- b. Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the FIFO method.
- c. 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).
- (1) What effect will this change have on the unit costs of units transferred to finished goods in March?
- (2) Would this be ethical?
- (3) Is this likely to be a successful strategy for affecting income over a long period of time?
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