FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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If you were the manager of Kardash Cosmetics, would you continue to process the petal residue into Romance perfume? Explain your answer.

Methods of joint-cost allocation, comprehensive. Kardash Cosmetics purchases flowers in bulk and
processes them into perfume. From a certain mix of petals, the firm uses Process A to generate Seduction, its
high-grade perfume, as well as a certain residue. The residue is then further treated, using Process B, to yield
Romance, a medium-grade perfume. An ounce of residue typically yields an ounce of Romance.
In July, the company used 25,000 pounds of petals. Costs involved in Process A, i.e., reducing the petals
to Seduction and the residue, were:
Direct Materials – $440,000; Direct Labor – $220,000; Overhead Costs – $110,000.
The additional costs of producing Romance in Process B were:
Direct Materials - $22,000; Direct Labor – $50,000; Overhead Costs - $40,000.
During July, Process A yielded 7,000 ounces of Seduction and 49,000 ounces of residue. From this, 5,000
ounces of Seduction were packaged and sold for $109.50 an ounce. Also, 28,000 ounces of Romance were
processed in Process B and then packaged and sold for $31.50 an ounce. The other 21,000 ounces remained
as residue. Packaging costs incurred were $137,500 for Seduction and $196,000 for Romance. The firm has
no beginning inventory on July 1.
If it so desired, the firm could have sold unpackaged Seduction for $56 an ounce and the residue from
Process A for $24 an ounce.
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Transcribed Image Text:Methods of joint-cost allocation, comprehensive. Kardash Cosmetics purchases flowers in bulk and processes them into perfume. From a certain mix of petals, the firm uses Process A to generate Seduction, its high-grade perfume, as well as a certain residue. The residue is then further treated, using Process B, to yield Romance, a medium-grade perfume. An ounce of residue typically yields an ounce of Romance. In July, the company used 25,000 pounds of petals. Costs involved in Process A, i.e., reducing the petals to Seduction and the residue, were: Direct Materials – $440,000; Direct Labor – $220,000; Overhead Costs – $110,000. The additional costs of producing Romance in Process B were: Direct Materials - $22,000; Direct Labor – $50,000; Overhead Costs - $40,000. During July, Process A yielded 7,000 ounces of Seduction and 49,000 ounces of residue. From this, 5,000 ounces of Seduction were packaged and sold for $109.50 an ounce. Also, 28,000 ounces of Romance were processed in Process B and then packaged and sold for $31.50 an ounce. The other 21,000 ounces remained as residue. Packaging costs incurred were $137,500 for Seduction and $196,000 for Romance. The firm has no beginning inventory on July 1. If it so desired, the firm could have sold unpackaged Seduction for $56 an ounce and the residue from Process A for $24 an ounce.
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