If Joint Products End Up with the Same Gross Margin

question 129

Multiple Choice

If joint products end up with the same gross margin percentage, which of the following is true?

• A) The cost allocation method assigned the same cost per unit to each product.
• B) The physical measure method must have been used.
• C) The gross margin percentage NRV method must have been used.
• D) The estimated net-realizable method must have been used.
• E) If all products are sold at the split off point, and there were no opening inventories, the sales value at split off method could have been used.

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