Syracuse Beverages Inc. has three plants that make and bottle cola, lemon-lime, and miscellaneous flavored beverages, respectively.
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1. When provided copies of the results as a justification for distributing the bonus to the Manlius employees, the plant controllers at DeWitt and Fayetteville accused Manlius 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?
2. Is there anything in the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Code of Professional Ethics that the Manlius plant controller should be aware of in this situation?
3. Assume that the Manlius 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 is?
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Principles of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-1305087408
17th edition
Authors: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria Mitchell