The Alfarm Corporation processes raw milk up to the split-off point where two products, cream and liquid skim, are produced and sold. There was no beginning inventory. The following material was collected for the month of February:
Direct materials processed: | 820,000 gallons (797,500 gallons of good product) |
Production: | Cream | 443,000 gallons |
Liquid skim | 354,500 gallons |
Sales: | Cream | 424,000 at $130 per gallon |
Liquid skim | 344,500 at $115 per gallon |
The cost of purchasing 820,000 gallons of direct materials and processing it up to the split-off point to yield a total of 797,500 gallons of good product was $2,350,000. What are the physical-volume proportions to allocate joint costs for cream and liquid skim, respectively?
◦ 54.02% and 45.98%
◦ 55.55% and 44.45%
◦ 50.00% and 50.00%
◦ 53.17% and 46.83%