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In a joint process, Wear Art produces precut fabrics for three products: dresses, jackets, and blouses....

In a joint process, Wear Art produces precut fabrics for three products: dresses, jackets, and blouses.

Joint cost is allocated on the basis of relative sales value at split-off. The company can choose to process each of the products further rather than sell the fabric at split-off. Information related to these products follows.

Dresses Jackets Blouses Total
Number of units produced 16,000 25,600 9,600 51,200
Joint cost allocated ? $220,800 ? $576,000
Sales values at split-off point ? $368,000 $128,000 $960,000
Additional costs of processing further $41,600 $32,000 $124,800 $198,400
Sales values after all processing $480,000 $428,800 $336,000 $1,244,800

a. What amount of joint cost should be allocated to dresses and blouses?

Dresses Blouses
Allocated joint costs

b. What is the sales value at the split-off point for dresses?

c. Should any of the products be processed beyond the split-off point? Show computations.

Dresses Jackets Blouses
Net benefit (cost) of further processing
Process Further?
dresses
jackets
blouses

d. If 19,200 jackets are processed further and sold at the regular selling price, what is the gross profit on the sale?

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Expert Solution

a.

Joint Cost Allocation
Dresses = $576000 / 960 x 464 = $278400
Blouses = $576000 / 960 x 128 = $76800

b.Sales Value at split off for Dresses = $960000 - 368000 - 128000 = $464000

c.

Dresses Jackets Blouses
Sales Value after processing $        480,000 $         428,800 $          336,000
Sales Value at Split off $        464,000 $         368,000 $          128,000
Incremental Sales Revenue $          16,000 $           60,800 $          208,000
Additional Processing Costs $          41,600 $           32,000 $          124,800
Net benefit (cost) of further processing $        (25,600) $           28,800 $            83,200


Jackets and Blouses should be processed further

d.

Sales Revenue $        321,600 =428800/25600*19200
Cost of Goods Sold $        189,600 =(220800+32000)/25600*19200
Gross Profit $        132,000

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