Reference no: EM133006711
Question - Love Inc., manufactures four products: Brand W, X, Y and Z. These products, each with significant sales value, are produced simultaneously. The following information is utilized in order to allocate the joint costs under a process cost system:
1. Brand W, X, Y and Z emerge at the end of processing in Department 1. Brand Y is processed further in in Department 2 and then sold.
2. Final market values for all the products total P550,000.
3. The costs of the finished products total P375,000.
4. Additional processing costs in Department 2 total P50,000.
5. Percentage of the final total market value of all the products: Brand W: 35%, Brand X: 15%, Brand Y: 30% and Brand Z: 20%.
Required - Calculate the joint cost allocated to Brand W using the market value method?