Downeast Fisheries operates a fish processing plant. Fish is processed in batches of 10,000 kilograms. Processing fish
Question:
Downeast Fisheries operates a fish processing plant. Fish is processed in batches of 10,000 kilograms. Processing fish yields three products:
fillets, which are sold fresh or quick-frozen
fish pieces, which are sold to another fish-products plant to be used in breaded fish cakes
offal (unused parts of the fish), which is transported to a fertilizer plant
The following table summarizes the yield and financial characteristics of processing a batch of fish:
Fillets | Pieces | Offal | |
Yield (kilograms) | 2,000 | 1,000 | 7,000 |
Revenue (disposal cost) per kilogram | $6.00 | $3.00 | ($0.20) |
Separable processing and selling cost per kilogram | $1.50 | $1.00 | 0 |
Fresh fish can be quick-frozen with an associated separable processing and selling cost of
$0.50 per kilogram; it is then sold for $5.50 per kilogram. Quick-freezing also incurs a fixed cost of $500 per batch. If the fresh fish is frozen, the $1.50 separable cost of processing the fresh fish would be avoided.
Required:
a) Should the fillets be sold as fresh fish or quick-frozen?
a) Assume that the joint cost, which includes the cost of purchasing and processing the fish, is
$7,000 per batch and the offal is treated as a by-product that is recognized at the split-off point. Allocate the joint cost to each of the products using:
i) Physical output method
ii) Net realizable value method
iii) Constant gross margin percentage
Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133392883
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ