Webster Company produces 16,000 units of product A, 18,000 units of product B, and 10,500 units of product C from the same manufacturing process at a cost of $345,000. A and B are joint products, and C is regarded as a by-product. The unit selling prices of the products are $40 for A, $20 for B, and $2 for C. None of the products requires separable processing. Of the units produced, Webster Company sells 9,000 units of A, 17,000 units of B, and 10,500 units of C. The firm uses the net realizable value method to allocate joint costs and by-product costs. Assume no beginning inventory.
Required:
1. What is the value of the ending inventory of product A?
2. What is the value of the ending inventory of product B?
Total Joint cost | 345000 | ||||||
Less: Net realizable value of By product C (10500*2) | 21000 | ||||||
Joint cost for Joint products A and B | 324000 | ||||||
Product | Units | Selling price | NRV | Total % | Joint cost | Allocated Joint cost | |
A | 16000 | 40 | 640000 | 64% | 324000 | 207360 | |
B | 18000 | 20 | 360000 | 36% | 324000 | 116640 | |
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Value of Ending inventory | |||||||
A | B | ||||||
Allocated Joint cost | 207360 | 116640 | |||||
Divide: Units Produced | 16000 | 18000 | |||||
Unit cost | 12.96 | 6.48 | |||||
Multiply: Ending inventory units | 7000 | 1000 | |||||
Ending inventory value | 90720 | 6480 | |||||
Final Answer: | |||||||
1. value of Ending inventory of Product A: $ 90,720 | |||||||
2. Value of Ending inventory of Product B: $ 6480 | |||||||
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