Roadrunner Company Processes Copper Ore into Two Products, C and U

question 47

Multiple Choice

Roadrunner Company processes copper ore into two products, C and U. The ore costs $5 per pound and conversion costs are $15 per pound. Roadrunner Company plans to produce 40,000 pounds of C and 20,000 pounds of U from 60,000 pounds of ore. C sells for $30 per pound and U sells for $40 per pound. Assuming the relative- sales- value method of allocating joint costs, the amount of joint cost allocated to product C would be:

• A) $720,000
• B) $400,000
• C) $800,000
• D) $514,286

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