In Department III of SAMCIS Company, a portion of the materials (a by-product) is removed further processed and sold. The Company uses the reversal cost method to account for the by-product. Data for June include: Amount of by-product removed is 2000 units; Estimated sales price of by-product after processing further is P1.20/unit. Estimated processing cost after separation is P0.30 per unit and estimated selling expenses is 10% of the sales price. The estimated profit margin is 5% of the sales price.

• What is the total cost of the by-product?
• What is the gain (loss) on sale of the by-product if all of the units are sold at P1.50?

Problem 9 - Joint Cost

Karen Corp. manufactures products Y and Z from a joint process. The sales value at split-off was P50,000 for 6,000 units of Product Y and P25,000 for 2,000 units of Product Z. Assuming that the portion of the total joint costs properly allocated to Product Y using the relative sales value at split off approach was P30,000.

• What were the total joint costs?