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ACFI2003 Major Assignment, 2017 Due Date: 24 April 5pm Sydney time Assignment to be submitted via Turnitin (on Blackboard) Please note: 1. Submission is via Turnitin on the Blackboard site. Students should allow at least 60mins to load up assignments as Turnitin will electronically cease accepting submission at 5pm. Late penalty will be applied for submissions made via email to course coordinator immediately after 5pm. 2. Students should have completed tutorials 1 through to 5 prior to completing the assignment. 3. Each assignment must have a university cover sheet with your workshop presenter's (tutor's) name clearly written on the cover sheet. This must be the presenter delivering the workshop that you are enrolled in. 4. Workshop presenters will mark the assignments of the students formally enrolled in their classes. 5. Submissions must be typed, not hand written, using 1.5 line spacing. The essay in question 2 has a word limit of 1,600 words (maximum). 6. The School is aware that there are websites that provide answers to assignments for a fee. Students who utilise these services are short-changing themselves as they lose out on the learning that comes from investing personal effort in completing this assignment. This learning is critical in preparing for the final examination. Question 1 Kremel Co. produces a herbicide for lawns which also contains a weed killer. The product passes through four processes: combining, drying, mixing, and bagging. Two chemicals, X and Y, are added during the combining process. X is added at the beginning of the process and Y is added three quarters of the way through the combining process (76%). Labour and overhead are applied evenly throughout each process. After combining, the resulting product is sent to the drying department, where it is dried under heat lamps for 24 hours. After drying, the granulated product is sent to mixing where a fertiliser is mixed with the granulated herbicides. Finally, in bagging, the product is placed in 20kg bags. The following information relates to the combining process for the month of June. The work in process at June 1 consisted of 35,000 kg (60% complete as to conversion) with a cost of direct materials for X of $1,500 and Y of $7,500, direct labour $750 and overhead of $2,250. Units completed and transferred out during June consisted of 745,000 kgs. Costs added during the month are as follows: Direct Material X $ 39,150 Direct Material Y 191,250 Direct Labour 19,225 Overhead 56,375 Work in process at June 30 consisted of 45,000kg (70% complete with respect to conversion costs). The weighted average method is used to account for the costs of production. Required: Calculate the cost of production for completed goods and ending WIP in the combining department as at the June 30. Your calculation should show: i. ii. iii. iv. physical flow of units (1.5 marks) equivalent units of production (3.5 marks) summarise costs and unit costs (rounded to 4 decimal places) (4.5 marks) apply costs to inventories (2.5 marks) (Total: 12 marks) Question 2 Muddled, who is enrolled in ACFI2003, is having trouble understanding the concepts underpinning Question 1 of the Major Assignment. Muddled says: "I'm confused. I understood the first lecture and thought this course would be a walk in the park but now I am freaking out as new terms are being introduced in every lecture topic. The loaf of bread example that was used in the first lecture was easy to understand: we costed the loaf of bread by tracing direct materials and direct labour to the loaf and then applied the remaining costs as overhead. I could see from the diagram showing T-accounts how materials, labour and overhead are utilised in the production of bread, and how they were transformed into WIP and finished goods. But Question 1 does not fit the template I have developed for the loaf of bread example. For a start, Question 1's information on the combining process provides data on WIP, units completed and transferred out. It also has material, labour and overhead being added to production at different times. I understand that. But I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what 'equivalent units' are, and why they are necessary. Why is Question 1 so much more complicated than the bakery example? I decided to memorise the calculation for equivalent units as I had given up trying to understand what it meant. The calculation involves manipulating the 'physical flow of units of production'. I do not understand the difference between the 'physical flow' and 'equivalent units.' I could get the gist of job costing - for instance, in a construction site, you have different contracts that have been undertaken, and all I have to do is to trace direct materials and direct labour to each contract, and apply overhead to each contract. Why is the manufacture of herbicides (in Question 1) not costed in the same way? While I was struggling with job and process costing, the course introduces actual and normal costing. I get actual costing, but do we need normal costing in an organisation? I think it just complicates matters by jumbling up actual and estimated figures. I think organisations provide management with stewardship accounts that are based on objective verifiable evidence." Required (The rubric on page 5 will be used to mark this question): ACFI 2003 is based on the following fundamental costing principle: costmanagement systems should reflect the fact that different costs are relevant for different purposes. It means that the design of a costing system should represent the unique characteristics of the production process. Muddled does not "get" this; it is far too abstract for him. You are asked to help Muddled by explaining how this fundamental costing principle affects the way in which job and process costing systems are designed/constructed. Write an essay which compares job and process costing systems. Your essay should be in plain English. Your essay must be broken down into the following subheadings (2.1) to (2.4) below: 2.1) Your essay should explain the axiom, "different costs are relevant for different purposes" by briefly describing the process and job costing systems, and explaining the production context in which each system produces relevant and useful information for management. 2.2) In explaining the axiom above, you are required to explain the following differences between job and process costing systems: 2.2.i) The cost object for job costing is a contract, but the cost object for process costing is the process (or department). Explain the rationale for choosing these different cost objects for each system. 2.2.ii) How are costs accumulated under each costing system? 2.3) Then explain the following costing concepts that are found in process costing: 'equivalent units' and 'transferred in costs.' Why are these concepts not used in job costing? 2.4) Lastly, describe actual and normal cost-management systems. The indirect nature of overhead costs makes them difficult to control. Which system better enables management to control overhead costs? Explain. (Total: 26 marks) [Total marks:38] Rubric for discussionarrative answer Weighting Unsatisfactory Good Excellent 65-74 75-100 Contains some interesting ideas, but the writer does not explore them thoroughly. Lacks detailed explanation or supporting examples. No clear Includes an direction. organizational Main ideas skeleton are vague and (intro, body, connections conclusion), are confusing but often or incomplete. strays from the main idea. Lacks transitions. Essay shows thoughtful reflection. Writer's point of view is apparent. Demonstrates fresh, original thought and ideas. Point of view is thoroughly explored and clearly expressed. Organization is generally good, but there may be some extraneous details or unclear transitions. Organization enhances the main ideas. Supporting information is presented logically, with no extraneous details. Transitions are smooth. Contains frequent grammar errors. Sentences are choppy, awkward, and hard to follow. Vocabulary is limited and words are used incorrectly. Generally applies standard English usage and appropriate word choices. Sentences are grammatical, but sometimes stiff or choppy. The writing flows and shows a high level of sophistication. Strong and specific words are used to convey meaning. Less than 50% Content 60% Flow of 30% argument Sentence 10% Fluency and Word Choice 100% Needs Improvement 50-64 The writer simply restates facts rather than reflecting on his or her own experience. The writer's point of view is not evident. Some errors in grammar and word choice. Sentences may be incomplete or rambling