Scrooge and Zilch, a public accounting firm in London, is engaged in the preparation of income tax
Question:
Scrooge and Zilch, a public accounting firm in London, is engaged in the preparation of income tax returns for individuals. The firm uses the weighted-average method of process costing for internal reporting. The following information pertains to February. (£ denotes the British monetary unit, pounds sterling.)
Returns In process, February 1:
(25% complete) ...............................................................200
Returns started February ..............................................825
Returns in process, February 28:
(80%, complete) .............................................................125
Returns in process, February 1:
Labor......................................................................... £6,000
Overhead ................................................................... 2,500
Labor, February (4.000 hours) .............................. 89,000
Overhead, February .............................................. 45,000
All tough the euro is used in most European markets, day- to-day business m the United Kingdom continues to be conducted in pounds sterling,
Required:
1. Compute the following mounts for labor and for overhead:
a. Equivalent units of activity.
b. Cost per equivalent unit. (Remember to express your answer in terms of the British pound sterling, denoted by £.)
2. Compute the cost of returns in process as of February 28.
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