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Explain four (4) reasons why a firm would prefer to use sales value at the split-off point
The sales-value-at-split-off method allocates the joint cost based on each product’s share of market or sales value at the split-off point.In this method, the number of units produced at the split off point is multiplied with the Selling price of that unit at split off point and the cost is allocated to the products in the so calculated ratio.
Advantages:
It measures the value of the joint product immediately at the end of the joint process.
It does not have a need of information on the processing steps after split-off point, if there is further processing.