Require: 1.What is the gross margin percentage for the firm as a whole? 2. Allocate the joint costs to Seduction and Romance under the

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Perfume manufacturer purchases flowers in bulk and processes them into perfume. From a certain mix of petals, the firm uses Process A to generate Seduction, its high grade perfume, as well as a certain residue. The residue is then further treated, using Process B, to yield Romance, a medium-grade perfume. An ounce of residue typically yields an ounce of Romance. In July, the company uses 25,000 pounds of petals. Costs involved in Process A, i,e., reducing the petals to Seduction and the residue, were:

Direct Materials = $440,000

Direct Labour = $220,000

Overhead Costs = $110,000

The additional costs of producing Romance in Process B were:

Direct Materials = $22,000

Direct Labour = $50,000

Overhead Costs = $40,000

During July, Process A yielded 7,000 ounces of Seduction and 49,000 ounces of residue. From this, 5,000 ounces of Seduction were packaged and sold for $109.50 an ounce. Also, 28,000 ounces of Romance were processed in Process B and then packaged and sold for $31.50 an ounce. The other 21,000 ounces remained as residue. Packaging costs incurred were $137,500 for Seduction and $196,000 for Romance. The firm has beginning inventory on July 1.

If so desired, the firm could have sold unpackaged Seduction for $56 an ounce and the residue from Process A for $24 an ounce.


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1.What is the gross margin percentage for the firm as a whole?

2. Allocate the joint costs to Seduction and Romance under the constant gross-margin percentage NRV method.

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