Answer:
The Brital Company
A) The gross profit percent of condensed milk is lower than the gross profit of butter cream.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Direct Materials processed = 33,000 gallons
Joint cost for 33,000 gallons of saleable product = $55,000
Butter Cream Condensed Milk Total
Production 13,000 gallons 20,000 gallons 33,000
Sales 12,500 gallons 19,500 gallons 32,000
Sales $2.50 per gallon $ 9.00 per gallons
Separable cost 14,500 gallons 36,000 gallons 50,500
Sales revenue $31,250 ($2.50*12,500) $175,500 $206,750
Sales revenue
based on separable
cost $36,250 $324,000 $360,250
Joint cost allocation $5,534 $49,572 $55,106
($0.153*$36,250) ($0.153*$324,000)
Gross profit $25,716 $125,928
Gross profit % 80.6% 71.8%