Lean Accounting

Com-Tel Inc. manufactures and assembles two models of smartphones-the Tiger Model and the Lion Model. The processconsists of a lean cell for each product. The data that follow concern only the Lion Model lean cell.

For the year, Com-Tel Inc. budgeted these costs for the Lion Model production cell:

Conversion Cost Categories		Budget
Labor		$144,100
Supplies		54,600
Utilities		19,700
Total		$218,400

Com-Tel plans 2,600 hours of production for the Lion Model cell for the year. The materials cost is $71 per unit. Each assembly requires 18 minutes of cell assembly time. There was no May 1 inventory for either Raw and In Process Inventoryor Finished Goods Inventory.

The following summary events took place in the Lion Model cell during May:

Electronic parts were purchased to produce 8,850 Lion Model assemblies in May.

Conversion costs were applied for 8,400 units of production in May.

8,230 units were completed and transferred to finished goods in May.

7,980 units were shipped to customers at a price of $336 per unit.

If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Required:

1. Determine the budgeted cell conversion cost per hour. $ per hour

2. Determine the budgeted cell conversion cost per unit. $ per unit

3. Journalize the summary transactions (a) through (d).

a.
b.
c.
d. Sale
d. Cost

4. Determine the ending balance in Raw and In Process Inventory and Finished Goods Inventory.

Raw and In Process Inventory	$
Finished Goods Inventory	$

5. Lean accounting is different from traditional accounting because it is more and uses control. As a result, the number of transactions are . In many lean operations, purchased materials are charged to a . Direct labor is frequently . Often, nonfinancial performance measures, such as , are used to monitor performance.