LANG Company manufactures products Katran and Klare from a joint process. Product Katran has been allocated $200,000 of total joint costs of $600,000 for the 5,000 units produced. Katran can be sold at the splitoff point for $100 per unit, or it can be processed further with additional costs of $200,000 and sold for $325 per unit. Required: Calculate the incremental loss or profit of processing Katran further.
A. |
$325,000 |
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B. |
$1,125,000 |
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C. |
$125,000 |
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D. |
$925,000 |
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E. |
some other amount |
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F. |
$625,000 |
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G. |
$400,000 |
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H. |
$800,000 |
Solution is D. $925000
Differential cost or Incremental cost refers to the difference between the cost of two alternative decisions. The cost occurs when a business faces several options
Total Unit Produce 5000 unit
Particular | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
Incremental Revenue if further Processed | (325-100)=$225 | $1125000 |
Incremental Cost of futher Processing | ||
Additional Fixed Cost | $200000 | |
Total Incremental Revenue or (Loss ) | $925000 |
Allocated Cost before Split off point is not relevant for decision as will going to incure whatever will be the decision of Selling at Spitoff point or Further Processing.
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