When provided copies of the results as a justification for distributing the bonus to the St. Bernard employees, the plant controllers at Norwood and Hartwell accused St. Bernard of manipulating the inventory figures. Reviewing the above schedule, what do you think is the nature of the accusation and how would such action affect the unit cost computation? Is there anything in the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Code of Professional Ethics that the St. Bernard plant controller should be aware of in this situation? Assume that the St. Bernard plant controller revises the unit cost to more accurately reflect reality. What should she do if the plant manager insists that the unit cost computation remain as it. Explore all possibilities and consider what you are learning and how to apply it. Feel free to play devil's advocate.

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Based on the information provided it seems that the plant controllers at Norwood and Hartwell have accused the St Bernard plant controller of manipula... View the full answer