Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
the Kenton

question 44

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The Kenton Company processes unprocessed milk to produce two products, Butter Cream and Condensed Milk. The following information was collected for the month of June:
Direct Materials processed: 18,000 gallons (after shrinkage)
$\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Production: } & \text { Butter Cream } & 7,500 & \text { gallons } \\\hline & \text { Condensed Milk } & 10,500 & \text { gallons } \\\hline \text { Sales: } & \text { Butter Cream } & 7,000 & \text { gallons } \\\hline & \text { Condensed Milk } & 10,000 & \text { gallons } \\\hline \text { Sales Price: } & \text { Butter Cream } & \$ 3.5 & \text { per gallon } \\\hline & \text { Condensed Milk } & \$ 7.5 & \text { per gallon } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Separable costsin } \\\text { total: }\end{array} & \text { Butter Cream } & \$ 12,500 \\\hline & \text { Condensed Milk } & \$ 34,700\\\hline\end{array}$ The cost of purchasing the of unprocessed milk and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 18000 gallons of saleable product was $46,000.
The company uses constant gross-margin percentage NRV method to allocate the joint costs of production.
-What is the allocated joint costs of Butter Cream?

• A) $35,200
• B) $12,500
• C) $34,700
• D) $10,800

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods, converted to a number of fully finished units.

Processing Department

A specific section within a manufacturing facility focused on a particular stage of production or processing activity, essential for completing the manufacturing of goods.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns a cost to inventory items based on the average cost of all similar items purchased or produced.

Equivalent Units

A concept in process costing that quantifies the amount of materials or labor required to complete a unit of production, adjusting for partial completion.