This year Amber opened a factory to process and package landscape mulch. At the
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This year Amber opened a factory to process and package landscape mulch. At the end of the year, Amber's accountant prepared the following schedule for allocating manufacturing costs to the mulch inventory, but her accountant is unsure of what costs need to be allocated to the inventory under UNICAP. Approximately 10 percent of management time, space, and expenses are spent on this manufacturing process. At the end of the year, Amber's accountant indicated that the business had processed 12,300 bags of mulch but only 2,4460 bags remained in the ending inventory What is Amber's tax basis in her ending inventory after applying the UNICAP rules to allocate indirect costs to inventory? (Assume direct costs are allocated to inventory according to the level of ending inventory. In contrast, indirect costs are first allocated by time spent and then according to level of ending inventory.) (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) Costs Tax Inventory Material Mulch and packaging Administrative supplies Factory labor Sales & advertising Administration 6,900 700 19,600 6,200 6,350 9,500 3,400 12,950 2,900 Salaries Property taxes:Factory Offices Depreciation: Factory Offices Total 0.00Explanation / Answer
The inventory does not allocate the cost of selling, advertising and research. Direct cost are allocated 20% of the ending inventory. However, indirect cost are first allocated by time spent of 10%. Following Is the calculations:
Particulars
Type of Cost
Costs($)
Tax Inventory($)
Material:
Mulch and packaging
6900
1380
Administrative supplies
700
14
Salaries:
Factory labour
19600
3920
Sales and advertising
6200
0
Administration
6350
127
Property taxes:
Factory
9500
1900
Offices
3400
68
Depreciation
Factory
12950
2590
Offices
2900
58
Total
68500
10057
Particulars
Type of Cost
Costs($)
Tax Inventory($)
Material:
Mulch and packaging
6900
1380
Administrative supplies
700
14
Salaries:
Factory labour
19600
3920
Sales and advertising
6200
0
Administration
6350
127
Property taxes:
Factory
9500
1900
Offices
3400
68
Depreciation
Factory
12950
2590
Offices
2900
58
Total
68500
10057
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