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Nate Company manufactures Products A and B from a joint process that also yields

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Question

Nate Company manufactures Products A and B from a joint process that also yields a by-product, X. Nate Company accounts for the revenue from its by-product sales as a deduction from the cost of its main products. Additional information is as follows:

Product

A

B

Total

Units produced

  15,000

   9,000

  

  24,000

Joint costs

?

?

$180,000

Sales value at split off

$402,000

$178,000

$580,000

1. Assuming that joint product costs are allocated using the relative sales value at split-off approach, what was the joint cost allocated to Products A and B?

Product

A

B

Total

Units produced

  15,000

   9,000

  

  24,000

Joint costs

?

?

$180,000

Sales value at split off

$402,000

$178,000

$580,000

Explanation / Answer

Product A B Total Sales value at split off 4,02,000 1,78,000 5,80,000 Percent sales value 69.31% 30.69% 100.00% Joint Cost Allocated percent of sales value 124759 55241 180000

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