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Joint Cost AllocationPhysical Units Method

Blakes Blacksmith Co. produces two types of shotguns, a 12-gauge and 20-gauge. The shotguns are made through a joint production process that ultimately produces 42 12-gauge shotguns and 18 20-gauge shotguns and costs a total of $3,900 per batch. After the split-off point, each type of shotgun goes through an additional crafting process before it is sold. The additional production process of the 12-gauge shotgun costs $42 per gun, after which it is sold for $172 per gun. The additional production process of the 20-gauge shotgun costs $28 per gun, after which it is sold for $144 per gun.

Determine the amount of joint production costs allocated to each type of shotgun using the physical units method.

Joint Product	Allocation
12-gauge shotgun
20-gauge shotgun
Totals

2.

Joint Cost AllocationWeighted Average Method

Garys Grooves Co. produces two types of carving knives, one with a handle made of a polymer that looks like walnut wood and another with a handle made with a polymer that looks like red oak. The knives are made through a joint production molding process that produces 382.5 knife blades for red oak handle knives and 135 knife blades for walnut handle knives at the split-off point. The polymer for the red oak handle knife blades requires twice as much cooling time as the polymer for the walnut handle knife blades, although all knives are removed from the joint molding process at the same time (i.e., once the cooling for the red oak handle knives is complete). The joint production process costs a total of $7,000.

Assuming the company allocates joint costs using the weighted average method based on the required cooling time of the two joint products, determine the amount of joint production costs allocated to each type of knife using the weighted average method.

Joint Product	Allocation
Red oak handle carving knife
Walnut handle carving knife
Totals