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Argon Manufacturing Company processes direct materials up to the splitoff point where two products (U and V)are obtained and sold.The following information was collected for last quarter of the calendar year:
The cost of purchasing 20,000 gallons of direct materials and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 19,000 gallons of good products was $1,950,000.Beginning inventories totaled 100 gallons for U and 50 gallons for V.Ending inventory amounts reflected 600 gallons of Product U and 1,050 gallons of Product V.October costs per unit were the same as November.
-What is the joint cost allocation to product U using the sales value at splitoff method?
A)$1,218,750
B)$731,250
C)$1,248,876
D)$701,124
E)$1,026,285

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Use the information below to answer the following questions:
Argon Manufacturing Company processes direct materials up to the splitoff point where two products (U and V)are obtained and sold.The following information was collected for last quarter of the calendar year:
    The cost of purchasing 20,000 gallons of direct materials and processing it up to the splitoff point to yield a total of 19,000 gallons of good products was $1,950,000.Beginning inventories totaled 100 gallons for U and 50 gallons for V.Ending inventory amounts reflected 600 gallons of Product U and 1,050 gallons of Product V.October costs per unit were the same as November.
-What is the joint cost allocation to product U using the sales value at splitoff method?
A)$1,218,750 
B)$731,250 
C)$1,248,876 
D)$701,124 
E)$1,026,285

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To calculate the joint cost allocation using the sales value at splitoff method, we need to follow the below steps:

Step 1: Calculate the total sales value at splitoff point for both products U and V.
We do not have the sales value of the products, so we cannot calculate this step.

Step 2: Calculate the total production cost up to the splitoff point. 
Total production cost = Cost of purchasing and processing 20,000 gallons of direct materials - value of ending inventory of the joint products
Value of ending inventory of joint products = (600 gallons of U x October cost per unit) + (1,050 gallons of V x October cost per unit)
Value of ending inventory of joint products = (600 x 1/19,000 x $1,950,000) + (1,050 x 1/19,000 x $1,950,000) [Using the total cost to find October cost per unit]
Value of ending inventory of joint products = $123,750 + $210,938 = $334,688
Total production cost = $1,950,000 - $334,688 = $1,615,312

Step 3: Calculate the joint cost allocation for U.
Joint cost allocation for U = Total cost up to splitoff point x (Sales value of U at splitoff point / Total sales value at splitoff point)
Joint cost allocation for U = $1,615,312 x (16,800 / (16,800 + 9,500)) [Given that ending inventory amount reflected 600 gallons of product U, so we know that total units produced for U will be 18,600 (19,000 - 1,400)]
Joint cost allocation for U = $1,218,750

Therefore, the answer is (A) $1,218,750.

As we do not have information about the sales value of the products, we cannot calculate the joint cost allocation using the physical unit method or the net realizable value method. Hence, the best choice is only using the sales value at splitoff method.

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