Kingston Specialty Corporation manufactures joint products P and Q. During a recent period, joint costs amounted to $90,000 in the production of 20,000 gallons of P and 50,000 gallons of Q. Kingston can sell P and Q at split-off for $2.00 per gallon and $2.20 per gallon, respectively. Alternatively, both products can be processed beyond the split-off point, as follows: PQSeparable processing costs$ 22,000$ 42,000Sales price (per gallon) if processed beyond split-off$ 4$ 6what woulkd be the joint cost allocated to Q under the relative-sales-value method ?Note: Do not round intermediate calculations.

Joint costs allocated to Q = $90,000 × 0.7333 = $66,000Explanation:To allocate the joint costs to…

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Kingston Specialty Corporation manufactures joint products P and Q. During a recent period, joint costs amounted to $90,000 in the production of 20,000 gallons of P and 50,000 gallons of Q. Kingston can sell P and Q at split-off for $2.00 per gallon and $2.20 per gallon, respectively. Alternatively, both products can be processed beyond the split-off point, as follows: