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Problem 1 - Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato jui

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Question

Problem 1 - Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During the summer of 20X2, the joint costs of processing the tomatoes were $420,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories for the summer. Production and sales value information for the summer is as follows:

Product


Cases


Sales Value at Splitoff Point


Separable Costs


Selling Price

Catsup


100,000


$6 per case


$3.00 per case


$28 per case

Juice


150,000


8 per case


5.00 per case


25 per case

Canned


200,000


5 per case


2.50 per case


10 per case

Question: Determine the amount allocated to each product if the estimated net realizable value method is used, and compute the cost per case for each product. (10 points)

Explanation / Answer

Product

Cases

Sales Value at Splitoff Point

Separable Costs

Selling Price

Catsup

100,000

$6 per case

$3.00 per case

$28 per case

Juice

150,000

8 per case

5.00 per case

25 per case

Canned

200,000

5 per case

2.50 per case

10 per case

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Cost Allocation:

Cost per case:

Catsup

$                          132,631.58

$                                            1.33

Juice

$                          176,842.11

$                                            1.18

Canned

$                          110,526.32

$                                            0.55

$                          420,000.00

Product

Cases

Sales Value at Splitoff Point

Separable Costs

Selling Price

Catsup

100,000

$6 per case

$3.00 per case

$28 per case

Juice

150,000

8 per case

5.00 per case

25 per case

Canned

200,000

5 per case

2.50 per case

10 per case

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