A Company Produces Two Products, XX and YY, from a Single

question 14

Essay

A company produces two products, XX and YY, from a single raw material called Zub. Zub is purchased in 55-gallon drums, and the contents of one drum are sufficient to produce 30 gallons of XX and 15 gallons of YY. XX sells for $10.00 per gallon and YY sells for $30.00 per gallon. During the current period, the company used 400 drums of Zub to produce XX and YY. The cost of Zub was $90 per drum.
Required:
(1) If the cost of Zub is allocated to the XX and YY products on the basis of the number of gallons produced, how much of the total cost of the 400 drums should be charged to each product?
(2) If the cost of Zub is allocated to the XX and YY products in proportion to their market values, how much of the total cost of the 400 drums should be charged to each product?
(3) Which basis of allocating the cost is most likely to be used by the company?

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Definitions:

Long Run

The Long Run is a period in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for adjustment to changing market conditions.

Fixed Amount

A specific, unchanging quantity of something.

Diminishing Returns

An economic principle that states as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot increase proportionally.

Negative Returns

A situation in which additional investment or effort results in a decrease in output or performance, contrary to typical expectations for growth or improvement.