FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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A Florida processing company, Sunshine ToGo, produces two products from a joint process: Alpha and Omega. Joint processing costs for this month's production cycle are $18,000.

 



Pounds

Sales price
per pound at
split-off
Disposal
cost per
pound at
split-off

Further
processing
per pound

Final sale
price per
pound
Alpha
1,260
$7.00
$4.50
$1.50
$ 8.00
Omega
2,940
 10.00
 6.00
 3.50
 12.25
           

If Alpha and Omega are processed further, no disposal costs will be incurred or such costs will be borne by the buyer.

Using sales value at split-off, what amount of joint processing cost is allocated to Alpha (round to the nearest dollar)?

Group of answer choices
$13,846
$4,154
$2,938
$5,400
 
 
 
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In sales value at spllit off method, joint processing cost allocated to product using the sales value of the product against the total sales value.

Joint cost allocated to product = Total joint cost * (Sales value of joint product/Sales value of total product)

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