Hernandez Chemical Company’s production process for two of its solvents can be diagrammed using a process map as shown in Exhibit 12-25.

The cost of the joint input, including processing costs before the split-off point, is $400,000. Solvent A can be sold at the split-off point for $20 per gallon and solvent B for $60 per gallon.

Indirect materials (Pounds)

55,000

Base materials (gallons)

220,000

Processing machine (machine hours)

80,000

Labor (labor hours)

45,000

Total Costs

$400,000

at split-off point:

Yield

Selling Price

Solvent A

20,000

$20

Solvent B

10,000

$60

Total

30,000

1. Allocate the $400,000 joint cost to solvents A and B by the physical-units method.

2. Allocate the $400,000 joint cost to solvents A and B by the relative-sales-value method.