Assume there were no state death taxes from a tax


Prentice Hall's Federal Taxation 2014 Comprehensive C13-49

Assume the same facts as in Problem C:13-48 and that before Yuji's death in 2013 his wife already owned property valued at $300,000. Assume that each asset owned by each spouse increased 8% in value by the surviving spouse's date of death in 2013 and that Yuji's executor elected to claim the maximum marital deduction possible. Assume there were no state death taxes. From a tax standpoint, was the executor's strategy of electing the marital deduction on the QTIP trust a wise decision? Support your answer with computation

Cost of Prduction report

Equivalent Units

Flow Of Units

Physical Units

Direct Material

Direct Labour

Units to be accounted for

     

Beginning work in process inventory

4500

   

Units started this period

41000

   

Total u nits to be accounted for   

45500

   

Units accounnted for:

     

Completed and transferred out (b)

41900

41900

41900

Ending work in progress inventory©

3600

3600

2520

Total units to be accounted for (f)     

45500

45500

44420

Flow of Cost

     

Cost in the begnning work in progress inventory

49590

40590

9000

Begiining and cost added to process

462850

360800

102050

Total Cost to be accounted for (e)    

512440

401390

111050

Cost per equivalent unit (a)    (e/f)

11.32

8.82

2.50

Cost accounted for

ans b

ans b

 

Cost assigned to units transferred out (a*b)

474382

369632

104750

Cost in ending work in progress inventory (a*c)    

38058

31758

6300

Total Cost accounted for   

512440.00

401390.00

111050.00

Cost of units started and completed

     

(41900-4500)*11.32

423368

 

 

I have used weighted average method if answer is not this let me know than I will use FIFO method

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