Production Costs

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Purpose of Assignment

The materials covered this week distinguish between the different costing methods and provides needed tools for decision making. This case study focuses on determining equivalent units in a production business setting.

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Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC)

Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.

Scenario: Davis Skaros has recently been promoted to production manager. He has just started to receive various managerial reports, including the production cost report you prepared. It showed his department had 2,000 equivalent units in ending inventory. His department has had a history of not keeping enough inventory on hand to meet demand. He has come to you, very angry, and wants to know why you credited him with only 2,000 units when he knows he had at least twice that many on hand.

Prepare a maximum 700-word informal memo and explain to Mr. Skaros why his production cost report showed only 2,000 equivalent units in ending inventory. Using a professional tone, explain to him clearly why your report is accurate.

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.


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Production Costs Grading Guide ACC/561 Version 7 Accounting Copyright Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Production Costs Grading Guide ACC/561 Version 7 Individual Assignment: Production Costs Purpose of Assignment The materials covered this week distinguish between the different costing methods and provides needed tools for decision making. This case study focuses on determining equivalent units in a production business setting. Resources Required Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products. Grading Guide Content Met Partially Met Not Met Total Available Total Earned 4 #/4 Partially Met Not Met Comments: Explained to Mr. Skaros why his production cost report showed only 2,000 equivalent units in ending inventory. Explained to Mr. Skaros clearly why student’s report is accurate. The memo is a maximum 700 words in length. Writing Guidelines The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Met Comments: 2 Production Costs Grading Guide ACC/561 Version 7 Writing Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Total Available Total Earned 1 #/1 5 #/5 Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation. Assignment Total Additional comments: # Comments: 3
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Informal Memo to Mr. Skaros

To: Davis Skaros, Production Manager
From: Accounting Department
Date: 7/11/2017
Subject: Ending Inventory
Mr. Skaros,
The purpose of this memo is to explain to you clearly, why your production cost report showed
only an equivalent of 2000 units in ending inventory. In response to your dissatisfaction and the
disapproval you have expressed with regards to the number of inventory units that were credited
to your department, I have determined that is imperative for me to give a clear explanation of the
issue surrounding the number of ending inventory units and the reasons why my report is
accurate.
Therefore, if the production cost report of your department showed...


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