Question

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:

DirectMaterials–$440,000;DirectLabor–$220,000;OverheadCosts–$110,000.Direct Materials–$440,000; Direct Labor–$220,000; Overhead Costs–$110,000.

The additional costs of producing Romance in Process B were:

DirectMaterials–$22,000;DirectLabor–$50,000;OverheadCosts–$40,000.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.

1. What is the joint cost of the firm to be allocated to Seduction and Romance?

Direct material               440,000                

Direct labor                       220,000                

Overhead costs               110,000                

Total Joint cost               770,000                

2. Under the physical measure method, how would the joint costs be allocated to Seduction and Romance?

Joint product→ Seduction            Romance             Total

Total production in ounce                               7,000                           49,000                  56,000

Weighting           0.125     0.875     1

Joint cost allocated          $             96,250 $      673,750        $     770,000

3. Under the sales value at splitoff method, what portion of the joint costs would be allocated to Seduction and Romance, respectively?

Joint product→	Seduction	Romance	Total
Total production in ounce	7,000	49,000	56,000
Unpackaged sale price at split-off	$               56.00	$          24.00
Total sales value at split-off	$           392,000	$ 1,176,000	$ 1,568,000
Weighting	0.25	0.75	1
Joint cost allocated	$           192,500	$      577,500	$     770,000

4. What is the estimated net realizable value per ounce of Seduction and Romance?

Joint product→ Seduction            Romance            

Unit sold (in ounce)                           5,000                           28,000      

Packaged sales price       $             109.50 $          31.50       

Total sales value               $           547,500 $      882,000       

Less: Packaging cost        $           137,500 $      196,000       

Net realizable value        $           410,000 $      686,000       

Net realizable value per ounce   $               82.00 $          24.50       

5. Under the net realizable value method, what portion of the joint costs would be allocated to Seduction and Romance, respectively?

6. What is the gross margin percentage for the firm as a whole?
7. Allocate the joint costs to Seduction and Romance under the constant gross-margin percentage NRV method.
8. If you were the manager of Kardash Cosmetics, would you continue to process the petal residue into Romance perfume? Explain your answer

If you could please help with numbers 5,6,7,8

Answer 1

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