Which Joint Cost Allocation Method Is Described by the Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which joint cost allocation method is described by the following statement? Joint cost is backed into. First, overall sales revenue minus overall costs (joint plus further processing costs) is calculated to yield gross profit and the gross profit percentage. Then, each product is assigned the same cost of goods sold percentage.

• A)constant gross margin method
• B)weighted average method
• C)sales-value-at-split-off method
• D)net realizable method

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Definitions:

Overhead Costs

Expenses not directly tied to the production of goods or services, such as rent, utilities, and insurance.

Overhead Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to production activities, such as rent, utilities, and administrative expenses.

Batch-level Activities

Operations carried out on groups or batches of units rather than on individual units, often incurring costs that are common to the batch rather than to a single unit.

Batch-level Activity Cost

Costs associated with activities that are related to a batch of products rather than each individual unit, such as the cost of setting up machinery for each batch.