Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Bismite Corporation

question 4

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Bismite Corporation purchases trees from Cheney lumber and processes them up to the splitoff point where two products (paper and pencil casings) are obtained. The products are then sold to an independent company that markets and distributes them to retail outlets. The following information was collected for the month of October:
$\begin{array}{lll}\text { Trees processed: } & 250 \text { trees } & \\\text { Production: } & \text { paper } & 180,000 \text { sheets } \\& \text { pencil casings } & 180,000 \\\text { Sales: } & \text { paper } & 174,000 \text { at } \$ 0.12 \text { per page } \\& \text { pencil casings } & 178,500 \text { at } \$ 0.15 \text { per casing }\end{array}$ The cost of purchasing 250 trees and processing them up to the splitoff point to yield 180,000 sheets of paper and 180,000 pencil casings is $12,500.
Bismite's accounting department reported no beginning inventory.
-What is the total sales value at the splitoff point of the pencil casings?

• A) $21,600
• B) $27,000
• C) $26,775
• D) $20,880

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Definitions:

Capital Expenditure

Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, or equipment.

Dividend Increase

An increase in the amount of payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually realized when the company has achieved additional profits.

Additional Financing

Funds that are raised by a company through borrowing or issuing new equity, in addition to its existing capital.

Asset Turnover

A financial ratio that measures the efficiency of a company's use of its assets in generating sales revenue; the higher the turnover, the better.