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

question 119

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 103,000 gallons of saleable product was $186,480.There were no inventory balances of either product.Condensed goat milk may be processed further to yield 44,500 gallons (the remainder is shrinkage) of a medicinal milk product,Xyla,for an additional processing cost of $7 per usable gallon.Xyla can be sold for $25 per gallon.
Skim goat milk can be processed further to yield 56,700 gallons of skim goat ice cream,for an additional processing cost per usable gallon of $7.The product can be sold for $12 per gallon.
There are no beginning and ending inventory balances.
How much (if any) extra income would Green earn if it produced and sold skim milk ice cream from goats rather than goat skim milk? Allocate joint processing costs based upon the relative sales value at the split-off point.(Round intermediary percentages to the nearest hundredth. )

• A)$138,500
• B)$711,090
• C)$666,000
• D)$186,930

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