A granary allocates the cost of unprocessed wheat to the production of feed,flour,and starch.For the current period,unprocessed wheat was purchased for $240,000,and the following quantities of product and sales revenues were produced. How much of the $240,000 cost should be allocated to feed?
A)$24,500.
B)$84,000.
C)$90,000.
D)$70,000.
E)$200,000.

Question

A granary allocates the cost of unprocessed wheat to the production of feed,flour,and starch.For the current period,unprocessed wheat was purchased for $240,000,and the following quantities of product and sales revenues were produced.  How much of the $240,000 cost should be allocated to feed?
A)$24,500. 
B)$84,000. 
C)$90,000. 
D)$70,000. 
E)$200,000.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To allocate the cost of unprocessed wheat to the production of feed, flour, and starch, we need to use a method of cost allocation such as the physical unit method or the sales value at splitoff method. Without knowing the method used, we can use the given quantities and revenues to calculate the proportions of each product's contribution to the total revenue:

Total revenue = $540,000
Feed: 30,000 units sold at $8 per unit = $240,000
Flour: 50,000 units sold at $6 per unit = $300,000
Starch: 20,000 units sold at $12 per unit = $240,000

Proportions of revenue:
Feed = $240,000 / $540,000 = 0.444
Flour = $300,000 / $540,000 = 0.556
Starch = $240,000 / $540,000 = 0.444

Since the cost of unprocessed wheat was $240,000, we can allocate 0.444 of this cost to feed:

Cost allocated to feed = 0.444 * $240,000 = $106,560

However, none of the answer choices match this amount exactly. The closest is B) $84,000, which is 0.35 of the total cost. This suggests that a different method of cost allocation was used, or there may be an error in the question.

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