Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3rd Edition by William N. Lanen, Shannon W. Anderson, Michael Maher

Exercise 36

Net Realizable Value Method

Alpha Company manufactures products XX-1 and XX-2 from a joint process. Total joint costs are $300,000. The sales value at split-off was $350,000 for 4,000 units of product XX-1 and $150,000 for 1,000 units of product XX-2.

Required

Assuming that total joint costs are allocated using the net realizable value at split-off approach, what amount of the joint costs was allocated to product XX-1?