Farm Grown Chicken grows and processes chickens. Each chicken is disassembled into five main parts. Information pertaining to production in July $20202020$follows:

A special shipment of $5050$ pounds of breasts and $1515$ pounds of wings has been destroyed in a fire. Farm GrownFarm Grown $$Chicken$\text{'}$s insurance policy provides reimbursement for the cost of the items destroyed. The insurance company permits Farm GrownFarm Grown Chicken to use a$$ joint$-$cost$-$allocation method. The splitoff point is assumed to be at the end of the produParts

Pounds of Product

Wholesale Selling Price per Pound When Production is Complete

Breasts

$120$

$$0\mathrm{.}60$

Wings

$45$

$0\mathrm{.}15$

Thighs

$30$

$0\mathrm{.}35$

Bones

$90$

$0\mathrm{.}05$

Feathers

$15$

$0\mathrm{.}05$ction process.

$1.$

Compute the cost of the special shipment destroyed using the$$ following:

a$.$

Sales value at splitoff method

b$.$

$$Physical$-$measure method$($pounds of finished$$ product$)$

$2.$

What$$ joint$-$cost$-$allocation method would you recommend Farm GrownFarm Grown Chicken$$ use? Explain.