Joint cost allocation -net realizable value method Nature's Garden Inc.produces wood chips,wood pulp, and mulch.These products are produced through harvesting trees and sending the logs through a wood chipper machine. One batch oflogs produces 20,304 cubicyards of wood chips, 14,100 cubicyardsof mulch,and 9,024 cubic yards of wood pulp.Thejoint production process costs a total of $32,000 per batch.After the split-off point, wood chips are immediately sold for $25 per cubic yard while wood pulp and mulch are processed further. The market value of thewood pulp and mulch at the split-off point is estimated to be $22 and $24 per cubicyard, respectively. The additional production process of thewood pulp costs $5 per cubic yard, after which it is sold for $30 per cubic yard. The additional production process of the mulch costs $4 per cubic yard, after which it is sold for $32 per cubic yard. Allocate the jo int costs of production to each product using the net realizable value method.
Joint cost allocation -net realizable value method
Nature's Garden Inc.produces wood chips,wood pulp, and mulch.These products are produced through harvesting trees and sending the logs through a wood chipper machine. One batch oflogs produces 20,304 cubicyards of wood chips, 14,100 cubicyardsof mulch,and 9,024 cubic yards of wood pulp.Thejoint production
$5 per cubic yard, after which it is sold for $30 per cubic yard. The additional production process of the mulch costs
$4 per cubic yard, after which it is sold for $32 per cubic yard. Allocate the jo int costs of production to each product using the net realizable value method.
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