Exam 15: Cost Allocation: Joint Products and Byproducts

What are a joint cost and a splitoff point?

Answer the following question(s) using the information below. The Oxnard Corporation processes a liquid component up to the splitoff point where two products, Mr. DirtOut and Mr. SinkClean, are produced and sold. There was no beginning inventory. The following material was collected for the month of January: The cost of purchasing 250,000 litres of direct materials and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 242,500 litres of good product was $380,000. -What are the physical-volume proportions to allocate joint costs for Mr. DirtOut and Mr. SinkClean, respectively?

List three reasons why we allocate joint costs to individual products or services. Give an example of when the particular cost allocation reason would come into use.

When a single manufacturing process yields two products, one of which has a relatively high sales value compared to the other, the two products are respectively known as

The products of a joint production process that have low total sales values compared with the total sales value of the main product are called joint products.

The selection of a joint cost allocation method assists managers in which of the following decisions?

Use the information below to answer the following question(s). Raynor Manufacturing purchases trees from Tree Nursery and processes them up to the split off point, where two products (paper and pencil casings) are obtained. The products are then sold to an independent company that markets and distributes them to retail outlets. The following information was collected for the month of October. Trees processed: 50 trees (yield is 30,000 sheets of paper and 30,000 pencil casings and no scrap) Cost of purchasing 50 trees and processing them up to the split off point to yield 30,000 sheets of paper and 30,000 pencil casings is $1,500. Raynor Manufacturing's accounting department reported no beginning inventories; however, ending inventory amounts reflected 1,000 sheets of paper in stock. -What are the paper's and the pencil's approximate weighted cost proportions using the sales value at split off method, respectively?

One problem with the physical measure method of allocation is that the physical weights used for allocating joint costs may have no relation to the product's ability to produce revenue.

Answer the following question(s) using the information below: The Morton Company processes unprocessed goat milk up to the splitoff point where two products, condensed goat milk and skim goat milk result. The following information was collected for the month of October: The costs of purchasing the 65,000 litres of unprocessed goat milk and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 58,500 litres of salable product was $72,240. There were no inventory balances of either product. Condensed goat milk may be processed further to yield 19,500 litres (the remainder is shrinkage) of a medicinal milk product, Xyla, for an additional processing cost of $3 per usable litre. Xyla can be sold for $18 per litre. Skim goat milk can be processed further to yield 28,100 litres of skim goat ice cream, for an additional processing cost per usable litre of $2.50. The product can be sold for $9 per litre. There are no beginning and ending inventory balances. -Using the physical measures method, the weightings for joint cost allocations for Jarlon and Kharton respectively are:

Answer the following question(s) using the information below: The Morton Company processes unprocessed goat milk up to the splitoff point where two products, condensed goat milk and skim goat milk result. The following information was collected for the month of October: The costs of purchasing the 65,000 litres of unprocessed goat milk and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 58,500 litres of salable product was $72,240. There were no inventory balances of either product. Condensed goat milk may be processed further to yield 19,500 litres (the remainder is shrinkage) of a medicinal milk product, Xyla, for an additional processing cost of $3 per usable litre. Xyla can be sold for $18 per litre. Skim goat milk can be processed further to yield 28,100 litres of skim goat ice cream, for an additional processing cost per usable litre of $2.50. The product can be sold for $9 per litre. There are no beginning and ending inventory balances. -The constant gross-margin percentage NRV method of joint cost allocation

Processes that yield joint products always yield byproducts as well.

Use the information below to answer the following question(s). Beverage Drink Company processes direct materials up to the split off point, where two products, A and B, are obtained. The following information was collected for the month of July: Direct materials processed: 2,500 litres (with 20 percent shrinkage) Cost of purchasing 2,500 litres of direct materials and processing it up to the split off point to yield a total of 2,000 litres of good products was $4,500. There were no inventory balances of A and B. Product A may be processed further to yield 1,375 litres of Product Z5 for an additional processing cost of $150. Product Z5 is sold for $25.00 per litre. There was no beginning inventory and ending inventory was 125 litres. Product B may be processed further to yield 375 litres of Product W3 for an additional processing cost of $275. Product W3 is sold for $30.00 per litre. There was no beginning inventory and ending inventory was 25 litres. -What is Product B's estimated sales value at the split off point?

Paragon University operates an extensive and an expensive registration, testing, and counselling centre, through which all students are required to pass through when they enter the university. The registration effort's costs (for the most part) are almost impossible to allocate based upon which students require time, effort, etc. The cost of this centre is approximately 15% of the total costs of Paragon. This department engages in no other activities than the registration of students. Paragon is interested in determining the profitability of the three technical departments it operates. Paragon has the perception that some departments are more profitable than others, and it would like to determine an appropriate method of allocating the costs of this registration centre. Required: Recommend to Paragon University a method (or methods) of allocating the costs of registration to the three departments.

Trundle Ltd. produces 2 main products, J and K, and a by-product, L. There were no beginning inventories. During April, it incurred $275,000 of joint costs, which are allocated to main products using the physical output method. Additional information follows: Required: Assuming Trundle recognizes byproduct revenue at the time of production, what is the total value of ending inventory?

Answer the following question(s) using the information below: The Morton Company processes unprocessed goat milk up to the splitoff point where two products, condensed goat milk and skim goat milk result. The following information was collected for the month of October: The costs of purchasing the 65,000 litres of unprocessed goat milk and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 58,500 litres of salable product was $72,240. There were no inventory balances of either product. Condensed goat milk may be processed further to yield 19,500 litres (the remainder is shrinkage) of a medicinal milk product, Xyla, for an additional processing cost of $3 per usable litre. Xyla can be sold for $18 per litre. Skim goat milk can be processed further to yield 28,100 litres of skim goat ice cream, for an additional processing cost per usable litre of $2.50. The product can be sold for $9 per litre. There are no beginning and ending inventory balances. -Assuming Cranbrook uses the physical measures method and 2,000 containers of Jarlon and 75 containers of Kharton are unsold at the end of the period, Cranbrook would report cost of goods sold of:

List the reasons that the sales value at splitoff method of joint cost allocation should be used.

Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During the summer the joint costs of processing the tomatoes were $420,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories for the summer. Production and sales value information for the summer were as follows: Required: Determine the amount allocated to each product if the estimated net realizable value method is used and compute the cost per case for each product.

A criticism of the practice of carrying inventories at estimated net realizable values is that this practice recognizes income before sales are made.

A business which enters into a contract to purchase a product (or products) and will compensate the manufacturer under a cost reimbursement formula, should take an active part in the determination of how joint costs are allocated because

Byproducts and scrap are differentiated by