Bugle Boy Company processes a raw material called Gypsum in Department 1 where it is split off into products A, B, and C.  Product A is sold at the splitoff point with no further processing.  Products B and C require further processing to finish them before they can be sold.  Product B is finished in Department 2 and product C is finished in Department 3.  The following is a summary of costs and other related data for the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

	Department
	1 Joint Costs to Produce A, B, C	2 Separable Costs, Product B only	3 Separable Costs, Product C only
Direct Material (Gypsum) Direct Labour Manufacturing Overhead	$ 192,000 28,000      20,000 $ 240,000	$            0 90,000      42,000 $ 132,000	$             0 130,000      98,000 $ 228,000
	Product
	A	B	C
Litres processed Selling price per litre	60,000 $1.50	60,000 $3.20	120,000 $3.15

 

There were no inventories on hand January 1, 2021, and there was no Gypsum on hand on December 31, 2021.  All units of  A, B, and C on hand at year end were complete as to processing.

 

REQUIRED:

1. Allocate the total joint costs to products A, B, and C using the net realizable value method.

2. Calculate the full cost of producing one unit of each of A, B, and C.

3. For each product (A, B, and C) calculate the dollar value of the cost of goods sold for 2021 and the ending inventory dollar value at December 31, 2021.  Assume that 40,000 units of A, 60,000 units of B, and 90,000 units of C were sold during 2021.

4. Product A could have been processed further in Department 4 at a separable cost of $1.20 per unit.  The market price for the finished product A is $2.50 per unit.  Did management make the appropriate decision to sell product A at the split off point?  Show calculations to support your answer.