Question

Anderson Compounds produces two industrial chemical compounds, Gorp and Gumm, from the same process, which last year, cost $480,000. Anderson produced 20,000 pounds of Gorp, which sells for $60 per gallon and 60,000 gallons of Gumm, which sells for $30 per gallon. After the split-off point, Gorp required additional processing costing $300,000 to make it salable. Using the adjusted sales method, how much of the joint cost should be allocated to Gorp?Select one:a. $120,000b. $320,000c. $160,000d. $192,000

Answer 1

Answer:

b. 320000

Explanation:

In order to calculate the joint cost of Gorp we need to understand what the method means and how it's used to calculate it. The adjusted sales method is used to allocate joint costs based on the prices the products are sold.

First of all we need to calculate the percentage of Selling price of Gorp to that of the total selling price of both Gorp and Gumm.

I.e: 60 ÷ (60+30) × 100

SP % of Gorp= 66.67%

Now we calculate joint cost allocated to Gorp.

Total joint cost of both Gorp and Gumm = $480000

Joint cost of Gorp = $480000 × 66.67%

Joint cost of Gorp = $320,000