Benson Chicken Corporation processes and packages chicken for grocery stores. It purchases chickens from farmers and proces them into two different products: chicken drumsticks and chicken steak. From a standard batch of 14,000 pounds of raw chicken t costs $7,450, the company produces two parts: 2,500 pounds of drumsticks and 4,500 pounds of breast for a processing cost of $2,466. The chicken breast is further processed into 3,700 pounds of steak for a processing cost of $1,700. The market price of drumsticks per pound is $1.40 and the market price per pound of chicken steak is $3.70. If Benson decided to sell chicken breast instead of chicken steak, the price per pound would be $2.20. Required a-1. Allocate the joint cost to the joint products, drumsticks and breasts, using weight as the allocation base. a-2. Calculate the gross profit for each product. a-3. If the drumsticks are producing a loss, should that product line be eliminated? b-1. Reallocate the joint cost to the joint products, drumsticks and breasts, using relative market values as the allocation base. b-2. Calculate the gross profit for each product. c-1. Should Martin further process chicken breasts into chicken steak? (Use the assumption made in requirement b-1). c-2. How would the profit be affected by your answer in c-1? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A1 Req A2 Req A3 Req B1 How would the profit be affected by your answer in c-1? Effect on profit < Req C1 Req B2 Req C1 Req C2 > Req C2

McKenzie’s 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 that costs $30,000 per batch. Each batch produces 14,800 bottles of morning glory hand soap, 12,000 bottles of snowflake sparkle hand soap, and 10,000 bottles of sea breeze hand soap at the split-off point. Each product is processed further after the split-off point, but the market value of a bottle of any of the flavors at this point is estimated to be $1.25 per bottle. The additional processing costs of morning glory, snowflake sparkle, and sea breeze hand soap are $0.50, $0.55, and $0.60 per bottle, respectively. Morning glory, snowflake sparkle, and sea breeze hand soap are then sold for $2.00, $2.20, and $2.40 per bottle, respectively. 1. Using the net realizable value method, allocate the joint costs of production to each product. Round your answers to two decimal places. Joint Product…

Helsinki Inc. produces premium bottled water. Helsinki purchases artesian water, stores the water in large tanks, and then runs the water through two processes: Filtration, where workers microfilter and ozonate the water Bottling, where workers bottle and package the filtered water During December, the filtration process incurs the following costs in processing 200,000 liters: Wages of workers operating the filtration equipment $11,100 Wages of workers operating ozonation equipment $12,850 Manufacturing overhead allocated to filtration $24,050 Water $120,000   QUESTIONS: 1.  Now, assume that the total costs of the filtration process listed in the previous chart yield 160,000 liters that are completely filtered and ozonated, while the remaining 40,000 liters are only partway through the process at the end of December. Is the cost per completely filtered and ozonated liter higher, lower, or the same as in question 2? Why? At Helsinki, water is added at the beginning of the filtration…

Sheffield’s Nut House is a processor and distributor of a variety of different nuts. The company buys nuts from around the world and roasts, seasons, and packages them for resale. Sheffield’s Nut House currently offers 15 different types of nuts in one-pound bags through catalogs and gourmet shops. The company’s major cost is that of the raw nuts; however, the predominantly automated roasting and packing processes consume a substantial amount of manufacturing overhead cost. The company uses relatively little direct labor.Some of Sheffield’s nuts are very popular and sell in large volumes, but some of the newer types sell in very low volumes. Sheffield’s prices its nuts at cost (including overhead) plus a markup of 50%. If the resulting prices of certain nuts are significantly higher than the market price, adjustments are made. Although the company competes primarily on the quality of its products, customers are price conscious.Data for the annual budget include manufacturing overhead…

Sugar beets are batch-processed at Kosakowski Corporation. Farmers charge $66 for a batch of sugar beets, and the company's facility charges $17 to crush them. Beet fibre and juice, two intermediate products, are produced during the crushing process. The beet fibre may be sold for $23 if it is sold as is, or it can be processed further for $13 to produce industrial fibre, which can be sold for $36. The price of the beet juice is $42, or it can be processed further for $20 to create refined sugar, which is then sold for $84. How much more money does the business make (lose) while processing one batch of sugar beets into refined sugar and industrial fibre?a. $22b. ($18)c. ($116)d. $4

Bronte Confections is known for its rich dark chocolate fudge. Bronte sells its fudge to local retailers. A "unit" of fudge is a 10-pound batch. The standard quantities of ingredients for a batch include 6 cups of sugar, 23 ounces of chocolate chips, 13 ounces of butter, and 25 ounces of evaporated milk. The standard costs for each of the ingredients are as follows: $0.25 per cup of sugar, $0.14 per ounce of chocolate chips, $0.11 per ounce of butter, and $0.08 per ounce of evaporated milk. Calculate the standard direct material cost per batch of fudge. Calculate the standard direct material (DM) cost per batch of fudge. (Enter all dollar amounts to two decimal places.) Standard Quantity X Standard Price Standard Cost Sugar per cup Chocolate chips per ounce Butter per ounce Evaporated milk per ounce Standard DM cost per batch X X

Crane Minerals processes materials extracted from mines. The most common raw material that it processes results in three joint products: Spock, Uhura, and Sulu. Each of these products can be sold as is, or each can be processed further and sold for a higher price. The company incurs joint costs of $179,800 to process one batch of the raw material that produces the three joint products. The following cost and sales information is available for one batch of each product. Spock Uhura Sulu Incremental profit (loss) Sales Value at Split-Off Point Spock Uhura $209,700 Sulu 300,900 454,100 Save for Later $ Determine the incremental profit or loss that each of the three joint products. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses eg. (45).) sold as is Allocated Joint Costs $39.700 60,700 79,400 Spock process further Cost to Process Further $110,400 process further 85,100 249,700 $ Sales Value of Processed Product Indicate whether each of the…

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Kirk Minerals processes materials extracted from mines. The most common raw material that it processes results in three joint products: Spock, Uhura, and Sulu. Each of these products can be sold as is, or each can be processed further and sold for a higher price. The company incurs joint costs of $178,800 to process one batch of the raw material that produces the three joint products. The following cost and sales information is available for one batch of each product. Spock Uhura Sulu Sales Value at Split-Off Point $211,000 299,200 455,600 Allocated Joint Costs Incremental profit (loss) $ $39,700 59,800 79,300 Cost to Process Further $110,800 Spock 85,200 250,000 Sales Value of Processed Product $300,100 400,200 Determine the incremental profit or loss that each of the three joint products. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) 800,800 Uhura Sulu