The Green Company Processes Unprocessed Goat Milk Up to the Split-Off

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Green Company processes unprocessed goat milk up to the split-off point where two products, condensed goat milk and skim goat milk result. The following information was collected for the month of October:

The costs of purchasing the of unprocessed goat milk and processing it up to the split-off point to yield a total of 102,000 gallons of saleable product was $188,480. There were no inventory balances of either product. Condensed goat milk may be processed further to yield 42,000 gallons (the remainder is shrinkage) of a medicinal milk product, Xyla, for an additional processing cost of $4 per usable gallon. Xyla can be sold for $20 per gallon.
Skim goat milk can be processed further to yield 58,200 gallons of skim goat ice cream, for an additional processing cost per usable gallon of $4. The product can be sold for $12 per gallon.
There are no beginning and ending inventory balances.
What is the estimated net realizable value of the skim goat ice cream at the split-off point?

• A) $465,600
• B) $476,000
• C) $672,000
• D) $680,000

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample data that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps in determining the significance of the results from a test, indicating the probability of observing results at least as extreme as those seen, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.

Chi-square Distribution

The Chi-square distribution is a probability distribution used in statistical significance tests, particularly suitable for categorical data.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.