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Physical Units Method
Alomar Company manufactures four products from a joint production process: barlon, selene, plicene, and corsol. The joint costs for one batch are as follows:
| Direct materials | $64,755 | 
| Direct labor | 35,387 | 
| Overhead | 27,256 | 
At the split-off point, a batch yields 1,041 barlon, 2,290 selene, 2,394 plicene, and 4,683 corsol. All products are sold at the split-off point: barlon sells for $15 per unit, selene sells for $20 per unit, plicene sells for $24 per unit, and corsol sells for $36 per unit.
Required:
1. Allocate the joint costs using the physical units method. If required, round your percentage allocation to four decimal places and round allocated costs to the nearest dollar. Note: The total of the allocated cost does not equal to the one provided in the question data due to rounding error.
| Allocated Joint Cost | ||
| Barlon | $ | |
| Selene | ||
| Plicene | ||
| Corsol | ||
| Total | $ | 
2. Suppose that the products are weighted as shown below:
| Barlon | 1.3 | 
| Selene | 1.9 | 
| Plicene | 1.7 | 
| Corsol | 2.7 | 
Allocate the joint costs using the weighted average method. If required, round your percentage allocation to four decimal places and round allocated costs to the nearest dollar.
| Allocated Joint Cost | ||
| Barlon | $ | |
| Selene | ||
| Plicene | ||
| Corsol | ||
| Total | $ | 
| Answer 1 | |||
| Allocation of the joint costs using the physical units method. | |||
| Products | Calculation | Allocated Joint Cost | |
| Barlon | = $1,27,298 x 10.0019% | $12,732 | |
| Selene | = $1,27,298 x 22.0023% | $28,008 | |
| Plicene | = $1,27,298 x 23.0015% | $29,280 | |
| Corsol | = $1,27,298 x 44.9942% | $57,277 | |
| Total | $127,298 | ||
| Working | |||
| Ratio of allocation using physical units | |||
| Products | No.of units | Proportion | |
| Barlon | 1041 | 10.0019% | |
| Selene | 2290 | 22.0023% | |
| Plicene | 2394 | 23.0015% | |
| Corsol | 4683 | 44.9942% | |
| Total | 10408 | 100.0000% | |
| Total Joint Cost = $64755 + $35387 + $27256 = $1,27,398 | |||
| Answer 1 | |||
| Allocation of the joint costs using the weighted average method | |||
| Products | Calculation | Allocated Joint Cost | |
| Barlon | = $1,27,298 x 17.1053% | $21,775 | |
| Selene | = $1,27,298 x 25.0000% | $31,825 | |
| Plicene | = $1,27,298 x 22.3684% | $28,475 | |
| Corsol | = $1,27,298 x 35.5263% | $45,224 | |
| Total | $127,298 | ||
| Working | |||
| Ratio of allocation using weights | |||
| Products | Weights | Proportion | |
| Barlon | 1.3 | 17.1053% | |
| Selene | 1.9 | 25.0000% | |
| Plicene | 1.7 | 22.3684% | |
| Corsol | 2.7 | 35.5263% | |
| Total | 7.6 | 100.0000% | |