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Allocating Joint Costs Using the Physical Units Method
Orchard Fresh, Inc., purchases apples from local orchards and sorts them into four categories. Grade A are large blemish-free apples that can be sold to gourmet fruit sellers. Grade B apples are smaller and may be slightly out of proportion. These are packed in boxes and sold to grocery stores. Apples for slices are even smaller than Grade B apples and have blemishes. Apples for applesauce are of lower grade than apples for slices, yet still suitable for canning. Information on a recent purchase of 20,000 pounds of apples is as follows:
Grades | Pounds |
Grade A | 1,600 |
Grade B | 5,000 |
Slices | 8,000 |
Applesauce | 5,400 |
Total | 20,000 |
Total joint cost is $18,000.
Required:
1. Allocate the joint cost to the four grades of apples using the physical units method.
Joint Cost | |
Grades | Allocation |
Grade A | $ |
Grade B | |
Slices | |
Applesauce | |
Total | $ |
2. Allocate the joint cost to the four grades of apples by finding the average joint cost per pound and multiplying it by the number of pounds in the grade. Round the average cost answer to the nearest cent.
Average cost = $ per pound.
Joint Cost | ||
Grades | Allocation | |
Grade A | $ | |
Grade B | $ | |
Slices | $ | |
Applesauce | $ |
3. What if there were 2,000 pounds of Grade A apples and 4,600 pounds of Grade B? How would that affect the allocation of cost to these two grades? How would it affect the allocation of cost to the remaining common grades?
Joint Cost | |
Grades | Allocation |
Grade A | $ |
Grade B | $ |
Slices | $ |
Applesauce | $ |
Answer to Question
Orchard Fresh, Inc. | ||||
1 | allocation of joint cost to the four grades of apples using the physical units method. | |||
in $ | ||||
Grades | Pounds | Joint Cost Allocation | ||
Grade A | 1,600 | 1440 | ||
Grade B | 5,000 | 4500 | ||
Slices | 8,000 | 7200 | ||
Applesauce | 5,400 | 4860 | ||
Total | 20,000 | 18000 | ||
Note | ||||
Joint cost | (Pounds *joint cost)/Total pounds | |||
2 |
Allocate the joint cost to the four grades of apples by
finding the average joint cost per pound and multiplying it by the
number of pounds in the grade. Round the average cost answer to the
nearest cent. Average cost = $ per pound. |
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in $ | ||||
Grades | Pounds | Average cost | Joint Cost Allocation | |
Grade A | 1,600 | 0.9 | 1440 | |
Grade B | 5,000 | 0.9 | 4500 | |
Slices | 8,000 | 0.9 | 7200 | |
Applesauce | 5,400 | 0.9 | 4860 | |
Total | 20,000 | 18000 | ||
Note | ||||
Average cost | Toatl Joint Cost / Total Pounds | |||
0.9 | ||||
Joint Cost Allocation | Pounds * Average cost | |||
3 | if there were 2,000 pounds of Grade A apples and 4,600 pounds of Grade B and following way would that affect the allocation of cost to these two grades also it affect the allocation of cost to the remaining common gradesa are as follow | |||
using physical units method. | ||||
Grades | Pounds | Joint Cost Allocation | ||
Grade A | 2,000 | 1800 | ||
Grade B | 4,600 | 4140 | ||
Slices | 8,000 | 7200 | ||
Applesauce | 5,400 | 4860 | ||
Total | 20,000 | 18000 | ||
Using Average cost method | ||||
in $ | ||||
Grades | Pounds | Average cost | Joint Cost Allocation | |
Grade A | 2,000 | 0.9 | 1800 | |
Grade B | 4,600 | 0.9 | 4140 | |
Slices | 8,000 | 0.9 | 7200 | |
Applesauce | 5,400 | 0.9 | 4860 | |
Total | 20,000 | 18000 |