RKH Corporation Produces Three Joint Products Which of the Following Methods Will Result in the Greatest

question 105

Multiple Choice

RKH Corporation produces three joint products. During a recent accounting period, joint costs totalled $365 and RKH had no beginning inventories. Additional data appear below: $\begin{array}{lrrr}& \underline{\text { M1 }}& \underline{ \text { M2 } }& \underline{\text { M 3}}\\\text { Volume (kilograms) } & 150 & 50 & 300\\\text { Sales value at the split-off point } & \$ 375 & \$ 155 & \$ 600 \\\text { Sales value after further processing } & \$ 450 & \$ 200 & \$ 900 \\\text { Separable costs } & \$ 50 & \$ 35 & \$ 100\end{array}$ Which of the following methods will result in the greatest joint cost allocation to M2?

• A) Constant gross margin NRV
• B) Net realizable value
• C) Physical output
• D) Sales value at split-off point

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistics that proposes there is no significant effect or difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Observed Difference

The apparent discrepancy or variation between two groups or conditions in an experiment or study.

Random Error

An unpredictable variation in data or experimental results, which occurs without a discernible pattern.

Systematic Variance

Variability in a set of scores that is the result of the independent variable; statistically, the variability of each group mean from the grand mean of all subjects.