Ethical Case Study: Case Summary: The case is related to the error in projection presented by accountant, which leads to major changes in the company, after few months sale is beyond projection which offsets the mistake of accountant. In this case, accountant of W Company made a projection based on past profits of the company. The projection was presented and approved by the senior management and changes in production area and plants have been made. After few months accountant rechecked his projection and found his mistake, which is not known by any one. Now, whether the accountant confesses his mistake and informs the stakeholder that the profits made by the W Company are material as projections made are incorrect. To Identify: The stakeholders in this situation.
Ethical Case Study: Case Summary: The case is related to the error in projection presented by accountant, which leads to major changes in the company, after few months sale is beyond projection which offsets the mistake of accountant. In this case, accountant of W Company made a projection based on past profits of the company. The projection was presented and approved by the senior management and changes in production area and plants have been made. After few months accountant rechecked his projection and found his mistake, which is not known by any one. Now, whether the accountant confesses his mistake and informs the stakeholder that the profits made by the W Company are material as projections made are incorrect. To Identify: The stakeholders in this situation.
Solution Summary: The author explains the ethical considerations in the case of accountant, senior management, and plants personnel.
The case is related to the error in projection presented by accountant, which leads to major changes in the company, after few months sale is beyond projection which offsets the mistake of accountant. In this case, accountant of W Company made a projection based on past profits of the company. The projection was presented and approved by the senior management and changes in production area and plants have been made. After few months accountant rechecked his projection and found his mistake, which is not known by any one. Now, whether the accountant confesses his mistake and informs the stakeholder that the profits made by the W Company are material as projections made are incorrect.
To Identify: The stakeholders in this situation.
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To Identify: The ethical considerations in this situation.
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Sunrise Inc. has provided the following data for the month of October: 1. The balance in the Finished Goods inventory account at the beginning of the month was $85,000 and at the end of the month was $50,300. 2. The cost of goods manufactured for the month was $310,000. 3. The actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $74,500 and the manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process was $78,000. 4. The company closes out any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead to the cost of goods sold. The adjusted cost of goods sold that would appear on the income statement for October is ___.
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