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Melbourne Consultants Works for Only Two Clients: a Large For-Profit

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Melbourne Consultants works for only two clients: a large for-profit corporation and a small environmental not-for-profit agency. The fee charged for work is based on cost. In deciding how to allocate overhead, the CFO of Melbourne Consultants decides to use the base that allocates the most cost to the large corporation. Is this ethical?


Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

A cost accounting method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the average cost of all units available for sale.

Molding Department

A specific section in a manufacturing facility where molding processes, such as injection or compression molding, are performed to shape materials.

Process Costing

A costing method used in industries where production is continuous, assigning costs to units of output on an average basis.

Job-Order Costing

An accounting method used to track costs individually for each job, not by process or time period.

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