Question: Joint products are accounted for using the NRV method. The company's production process follows: (1) In the first stage, the raw milk is processed into
Joint products are accounted for using the NRV method.
The company's production process follows: (1) In the first stage, the raw milk is processed into pasteurized milk. (2) In the second stage, the pasteurized milk is processed further into plain yogurt, vanilla yogurt, and whey.
| DIRECT MATERIALS INPUTS | |||||||
| Input | Gallons | Cost per gallon | Total direct materials cost | ||||
| Raw milk (stage 1) | 150,000 | $ 3.25 | $ 487,500 | ||||
| Vanilla (stage 2) | 100 | $ 250.00 | $ 25,000 | ||||
| Total | 150,100 | ||||||
| CONVERSION INPUTS | |||||||
| Input | Fixed conversion cost | Variable conversion cost | Total conversion cost | ||||
| stage 1 | $ 16,000 | $ 44,000 | $ 60,000 | ||||
| stage 2 | $ 12,000 | $ 8,000 | $ 20,000 | ||||
| FINAL OUTPUTS | |||||||
| Product | Gallons | Sales price per gallon | Packaging cost per gallon | Total sales | Total packaging cost | ||
| Plain yogurt | 50,000 | $ 5.00 | $ 0.15 | $ 250,000 | $ 7,500 | ||
| Vanilla yogurt | 70,100 | $ 6.00 | $ 0.15 | $ 420,600 | $ 10,515 | ||
| Whey | 20,000 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.05 | $ 5,000 | $ 1,000 | ||
| Shrinkage (evaporation) | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Total | 150,100 | $ 675,600 | $ 19,015 | ||||
What is the total amount of joint costs allocated to the whey?
What is the total cost per gallon of the vanilla yogurt?
A local cheese manufacturer has offered to buy all of Wanda's Dairy Co.'s pasteurized milk for the month at a sales price of $4.40 per gallon. What is the change in the company's profits if they choose to sell the pasteurized milk rather than the yogurt and whey?
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