Two Products, QI and VH, Emerge from a Joint Process

question 365

Multiple Choice

Two products, QI and VH, emerge from a joint process. Product QI has been allocated $31,300 of the total joint costs of $52,000. A total of 2,600 units of product QI are produced from the joint process. Product QI can be sold at the split-off point for $15 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,600 and then sold for $17 per unit. If product QI is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?

• A) ($39,100)
• B) $(5,400)
• C) $33,600
• D) ($25,900)

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Definitions:

Machine Hours

A measure of the actual time a machine is operated, used in calculating manufacturing costs and setting factory overhead rates.

Overapplied Amount

This is an accounting term referring to a situation where the actual manufacturing overhead cost is less than the overhead cost applied to production, resulting in a surplus.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including utilities, indirect labor, and materials not directly traceable to a product.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated within a given period, used in cost accounting to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products.