Question: 1. Joint Cost AllocationMarket Value at Split-off Method Man OFort Inc. produces two different styles of door handles, standard and curved. The door handles go

1. Joint Cost AllocationMarket Value at Split-off Method

Man OFort Inc. produces two different styles of door handles, standard and curved. The door handles go through a joint production molding process costing $30,000 per batch and producing 2,200 standard door handles and 1,100 curved door handles at the split-off point. Both door handles undergo additional production processes after the split-off point, but could be sold at that point: the standard style for $8 per door handle and the curved style for $4 per door handle.

Determine the amount of joint production costs allocated to each style of door handle using the market value at split-off method.

Joint Product Allocation
Standard door handle $
Curved door handle
Totals $

2. Support Department Cost AllocationDirect Method

Yo-Down Inc. produces yogurt. Information related to the companys yogurt production follows:

Production Department 1 Production Department 2 Production Department 3
Support Department 1 cost driver 7,000 1,500 1,500

Support Department 1s costs total $120,000. Using the direct method of support department cost allocation, determine the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department.

Production Department 1 Production Department 2 Production Department 3
Support Department 1 cost allocation $ $ $

3. Support Department Cost AllocationSequential Method

Snowy River Stallion Inc. produces horse and rancher equipment. Costs from Support Department 1 are allocated based on the number of employees. Costs from Support Department 2 are allocated based on asset value. Relevant department information is provided in the following table:

Support Department 1 Support Department 2 Production Department 1 Production Department 2
Number of employees 9 7 25 18
Asset value $1,150 $670 $6,230 $5,100
Department cost $20,000 $15,500 $99,000 $79,000

Using the sequential method of support department cost allocation, determine the total costs from Support Department 1 (assuming they are allocated first) that should be allocated to Support Department 2 and to each of the production departments.

Support Department 2 Production Department 1 Production Department 2
Support Department 1 cost allocation $ $ $

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