This year, Amber purchased a business that processes and packages landscape mulch. Approximately 20% of administration time, space, and expense are spent on the manufacturing process. At the end of the year, Amber's accountant indicated that the business had processed 10 million bags of mulch, but only 1 million bags remained in the ending inventory. a. What is Amber's tax basis in her ending inventory if the UNICAP rules are used to allocate indirect costs to inventory? (Assume direct costs are allocated to inventory according to the level of ending inventory. In contrast, indirect costs are first allocated by time spent and then according to level of ending inventory.) Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Material: Mulch and packaging Material: Administrative supplies Salaries: Factory labor Salaries: Sales & advertising Salaries: Administration Property taxes Factory Property taxes: Offices Depreciation Factory Depreciation: Offices Total Inventory Costs $ Costs 660,000 27,500 1,250,000 530,000 760,000 625,000 510,000 815,000 240,000 Tax Inventory

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This year, Amber purchased a business that processes and packages landscape mulch. Approximately 20% of administration time,
space, and expense are spent on the manufacturing process. At the end of the year, Amber's accountant indicated that the business
had processed 10 million bags of mulch, but only 1 million bags remained in the ending inventory.
a. What is Amber's tax basis in her ending inventory if the UNICAP rules are used to allocate indirect costs to inventory? (Assume
direct costs are allocated to inventory according to the level of ending inventory. In contrast, indirect costs are first allocated by time
spent and then according to level of ending inventory.)
Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.
Material Mulch and packaging
Material: Administrative supplies
Salaries: Factory labor
Salaries: Sales & advertising
Salaries: Administration
Property taxes Factory
Property taxes: Offices
Depreciation Factory
Depreciation Offices
Total Inventory Costs
$
Costs
660,000
27,500
1,250,000
530,000
760,000
625,000
510,000
815,000
240,000
Tax Inventory
Transcribed Image Text:This year, Amber purchased a business that processes and packages landscape mulch. Approximately 20% of administration time, space, and expense are spent on the manufacturing process. At the end of the year, Amber's accountant indicated that the business had processed 10 million bags of mulch, but only 1 million bags remained in the ending inventory. a. What is Amber's tax basis in her ending inventory if the UNICAP rules are used to allocate indirect costs to inventory? (Assume direct costs are allocated to inventory according to the level of ending inventory. In contrast, indirect costs are first allocated by time spent and then according to level of ending inventory.) Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Material Mulch and packaging Material: Administrative supplies Salaries: Factory labor Salaries: Sales & advertising Salaries: Administration Property taxes Factory Property taxes: Offices Depreciation Factory Depreciation Offices Total Inventory Costs $ Costs 660,000 27,500 1,250,000 530,000 760,000 625,000 510,000 815,000 240,000 Tax Inventory
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