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Joint cost allocation —net realizable value method
Lily’s Lemonade Stand makes three types of lemonade: pure, raspberry, and strawberry. The lemonade is produced through a joint mixing
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- Joint cost allocation Lovely Lotion Inc. produces three different lotions: hand, body, and foot. The lotions are produced jointly in a mixing process that costs a total of 250 per batch. At the split-off point, one batchproduces 80, 40, and 25 bottles of hand, body, and foot lotion, respectively. After the split-off point,hand lotion is sold immediately for 2.50 per bottle. Body lotion is processed further at an additional cost of 0.25 per bottle and then sold for 5.75 per bottle. Foot lotion is processed further atan additional cost of 0.85 per bottle and then sold for 4.00 per bottle. Assume that body and footlotion could be sold at the split-off point for 3.00 and 3.20 per bottle, respectively. Instructions 1. Using the market value at split-off method, allocate the joint costs of production to each product. 2. Based on the information provided and your answer to part (1), should Lovely LotionInc. continue processing body and foot lotion after the split-off point? 3. Allocate the joint costs of production to each product using the net realizable value method.arrow_forwardJoint cost allocation McKenzies Soap Sensations, Inc., produces hand soaps with three different scents: morning glory, snowflake sparkle, and sea breeze. The soap is produced through a joint production process thatcosts 30,000 per batch. Each batch produces 14,800 bottles of morning glory hand soap, 12,000bottles of snowflake sparkle hand soap, and 10,000 bottles of sea breeze hand soap at the split-offpoint. Each product is processed further after the split-off point, but the market value of a bottle ofany of the flavors at this point is estimated to be 1.25 per bottle. The additional processing costsof morning glory, snowflake sparkle, and sea breeze hand soap are 10.50, 0.55, and 0.60 perbottle, respectively. Morning glory, snowflake sparkle, and sea breeze hand soap are then sold for2.00, 2.20, and 2.40 per bottle, respectively. Instructions 1. Using the net realizable value method, allocate the joint costs of production to each product. 2. Explain why McKenzies Soap Sensations, Inc., always chooses to process each varietyof hand soap beyond the split-off point. 3. If demand for all products was the same, which product should McKenzies Soap Sensations, Inc., produce in the highest quantity?arrow_forwardJoint cost allocation Rosies Roses produces three colors of roses: red, white, and peach. The roses are produced jointly in the same garden, and aggregately cost a total of 110 per harvest. One harvest produces 80 redroses, 70 white roses, and 50 peach roses. Rosie also noted that the peach roses require a fertilizer that is m ice as expensive as the fertilizer required by the white and red roses. However, due to the structure of the shared garden space, the more expensive fertilizer is used for all flower types in ajoint production process. Instructions 1. Using the physical units method, allocate the joint costs of production to each product. 2. Using the weighted average method, allocate the joint costs of production to each product. 3. Is the cost of the type of fertilizer required by each type of rose a good weight factor?arrow_forward
- Joint cost allocation net realizable value method Natures Garden Inc. produces wood chips, wood pulp, and mulch. These products are produced through harvesting trees and sending the logs through a wood chipper machine. One batch of logsproduces 20,304 cubic yards of wood chips, 14,100 cubic yards of mulch, and 9,024 cubic yards ofwood pulp. The joint production process costs a total of 32,000 per batch. After the split-off point,wood chips are immediately sold for 25 per cubic yard while wood pulp and mulch are processedfurther. The market value of the wood pulp and mulch at the split-off point is estimated to be 22and 24 per cubic yard, respectively. The additional production process of the wood pulp costs 5per cubic yard, after which it is sold for 30 per cubic yard. The additional production process ofthe mulch costs 4 per cubic yard, after which it is sold for 32 per cubic yard. Allocate the jointcosts of production to each product using the net realizable value method.arrow_forwardProduct Mix Decision, Single Constraint Norton Company produces two products (Juno and Hera) that use the same material input. Juno uses two pounds of the material for every unit produced, and Hera uses five pounds. Currently, Norton has 16,000 pounds of the material in inventory. All of the material is imported. For the coming year, Norton plans to import an additional 8,000 pounds to produce 2,000 units of Juno and 4,000 units of Hera. The unit contribution margin is 30 for Juno and 60 for Hera. Also, assume that Nortons marketing department estimates that the company can sell a maximum of 2,000 units of Juno and 4,000 units of Hera. Norton has received word that the source of the material has been shut down by embargo. Consequently, the company will not be able to import the 8,000 pounds it planned to use in the coming years production. There is no other source of the material. Required: 1. Compute the total contribution margin that the company would earn if it could manufacture 2,000 units of Juno and 4,000 units of Hera. 2. Determine the optimal usage of the companys inventory of 16,000 pounds of the material. Compute the total contribution margin for the product mix that you recommend.arrow_forwardJoint cost allocation-market value at split-off method Toil Oil processes crude oil to jointly produce gasoline, diesel, and kerosene. One batch produces 3,415 gallons of gasoline, 2,732 gallons of diesel, and 1,366 gallons of kerosene at a joint cost of 112,000. After the split-off point, all products are processed further, but the estimated market price for each product at the split-off point is as follows: Using the market value at split-off method, allocate the 12,000 joint cost of production to each product.arrow_forward
- Joint cost allocation and performance evaluation Gigabody, Inc., a nutritional supplement manufacturer, produces five lines of protein supplements. Each product line is managed separately by a senior-level product engineer who is evaluated, in part, based on his or her ability to keep costs low. The five product lines are produced in a joint production process. After splitting off from the joint production process, all five lines are processed further before resale. Traditionally, joint product costs have been allocated to the five product lines using the physical units method. Recently, however, one of the line managers has complained that the supplement she oversees, the Turbo Capsule, is subsidizing the production of the Power Shake. As she puts it, The powder for the Power Shake requires a higher temperature in the early refining process than the powder in my capsules, so it should carry more of the joint costs! However, the line manager does not point out that in terms of the powder used, the Power Shakes sell for a fraction of the Turbo Capsules, such that Turbo Capsules have much higher margins than Power Shakes. This provides a reasonable argument for Turbo Capsules to carry even more of the joint costs than they currently carry. a. Did the line manager behave ethically by not disclosing the facts that go against her argument? b. What factors should be considered when determining the allocation of joint costs?arrow_forwardStrawberry Sweet Company makes a variety of jams and jellies. During June, 55,000 gallons of strawberry mash was processed at a joint cost of $40,000. This produced 42,000 gallons of preserve-grade mix and 4,000 gallons of Strawberry juice for jelly. The juice could be processed further into energy drinks, and the preserve mix could be processed further into ice cream flavoring. Information on these items is shown: A. Assume that the joint cost is allocated to the products based on the physical quantity of output of each product. How much joint cost should be assigned to each product? B. How much joint cost should be assigned to each product if the relative sales value allocation method is used? C. Which products should be processed further?arrow_forwardBreegle Company produces three products (B-40, J-60, and H-102) from a single process. Breegle uses the physical volume method to allocate joint costs of 22,500 per batch to theproducts. Based on the following information, which product(s) should Breegle continue toprocess after the split-off point in order to maximize profit? a. B-40 only b. J-60 only c. H-102 only d. B-40 and H-102 onlyarrow_forward
- Refer to Cornerstone Exercise 7.7. Assume that Orchard Fresh. Inc., uses the sales-value-at-split-off method of joint cost allocation and has provided the following information about the four grades of apples: Total joint cost is 18,000. Required: 1. Allocate the joint cost to the four grades of apples using the sales-value-at-split-off method. (Carry out the percent calculations to four significant digits. Round all cost allocations to the nearest dollar.) 2. What if the price at split-off of Grade B apples increased to 1.20 per pound? How would that affect the allocation of cost to Grade B apples? How would it affect the allocation of cost to the remaining grades?arrow_forwardJoint Cost Allocation—Market Value at Split-off Method Man O’Fort Inc. produces two different styles of door handles, standard and curved. The door handles go through a joint production molding process costing $32,000 per batch and producing 2,200 standard door handles and 1,100 curved door handles at the split-off point. Both door handles undergo additional production processes after the split-off point, but could be sold at that point: the standard style for $8 per door handle and the curved style for $4 per door handle. Determine the amount of joint production costs allocated to each style of door handle using the market value at split-off method. Joint Product Allocation Standard door handle $ Curved door handle Totals $arrow_forwardJoint cost allocation — market value at split-off method Man O’Fort Inc. produces two different styles of door handles, standard and curved. The door handles go through a joint production molding process costing $29,000 per batch and producing 2,400 standard door handles and 2,000 curved door handles at the split-off point. Both door handles undergo additional production processes after the split-off point, but could be sold at that point: the standard style for $10 per door handle and the curved style for $8 per door handle. This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the question below. Open spreadsheet Determine the amount of joint production costs allocated to each style of door handle using the market value at split-off method. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Joint Product Allocation Standard door handle $fill in the blank 2 Curved door handle…arrow_forward
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