Corless Company Processes Copper Ore into Two Products,C and U

Multiple Choice

Corless Company processes copper ore into two products,C and U.The ore costs $5 per pound and conversion costs are $15 per pound.Corless Company plans to produce 40,000 pounds of Product C and 20,000 pounds of Product U from 60,000 pounds of ore.Product C sells for $30 per pound and Product U sells for $40 per pound.Assume the company uses the physical-units method of allocating joint costs.What amount of joint costs is allocated to Product C?

A) $0
B) $200,000
C) $600,000
D) $800,000