Question: Dairy Company processes raw milk up to the splitoff point where two products, condensed milk and skim milk result. The following information was collected for
Dairy Company processes raw milk up to the splitoff point where two products, condensed milk and skim milk result. The following information was collected for the month of April: Direct Materials processed: 130,000 gallons Production: condensed milk 50,000 gallons skim milk 60,000 gallons Sales at splitoff point: condensed milk 30,000 gallons@ $3 per gallon skim milk $5,000 gallons @ $2 per gallon The costs of purchasing the 130,000 gallons of raw milk and processing it up to the splitoff point was $200,000 Condensed milk may be processed further to produce 50,000 gallons of a medicinal milk product, XYL, for an additional processing cost of $150,000. XYL can be sold for $18 per gallon. Skim milk can be processed further to produce 60,000 gallons of ice cream, for an additional processing cost of $180,000. The ice cream can be sold for 59 per gallon. Using the net realizable value method, 1- Allocate the joint costs 2- Calculate cost per gallon of XYL. 3- Calculate gross margin for XYL
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