Reference no: EM13313049

Question 1

Jumbo Giant Limited manufactures three products, namely, Milk, Yoghurt and Ice-cream.

The initial joint cost of production is $600,000 for the year. This cost results in an output of 2,000,000 litres. Details relating to the 3 joint products are given below:

Quantities at split off point	Milk	Yoghurt	Ice-cream
	1,000,000 litres	400,000 litres	600,000 litres
Sales price per litre at split off point	$ 1.00 per litre	$ 2.00 per litre	$ 3.00 per litre
Separable cost	$ 0.50 per litre	$ 1.25 per litre	$ 1.50 per litre
Sales price of ultimate product	$ 5.50 per litre	$ 4.00 per litre	$ 9.00 per litre

Required: 1. Allocate the joint cost between Milk. Yoghurt and Ice Cream using a)   The Physical Method. b)   The Relative Sales Value Method. Round percentage to 2 decimal places. c)   Net Realisable Value Method. Round percentage to 2 decimal places.

2. Jumbo Giant Limited has a request from a prospective customer to further process all its Ice Cream production into Gourmet Ice Cream which will then be bought by the customer for $12.00 per litre. This will increase the separable costs of ice cream per litre to $2.60. Would you advise the company to accept the offer? Why or why not?

Question 2:

Mighty Mouse Limited estimates the following information for October 2014:

Sales      (Units)	22,000
Inventory - 1 Si October 2014	9,000
Inventory - 31st October 2014	7,500

The company's inventory policy requires ending inventory to be equal to 25% of the prior month's sales.

The company predicts sales to increase by 5% in November. December is a slow month and sales are estimated at 70% of November sales.

The cost price per unit is $5.00 and this expected to increase by 10% in December.

Required: Prepare a purchases budget in units and dollars for the quarter ending 30^th December 2014.

 

Question 3:

Fussy Hair Ltd has decided to prepare a cash budget for the quarter ending 30$ September 2014 and provides you with the following data:

Services are provided on 30 day credit terms. As at 1 July 2014, the Cash at bank ledger account had a debit balance of $500,000.

The following estimates have been made for the next three months:

	July	August	September
	$	$	$
Sales	200,000	300,000	400,000
Cash purchases	150,000	140,000	160,000
Cash wages	15,000	20,000	28,000
Depreciation on plant	80,000	80.000	80.000
Electricity expenses	10,000	11,000	11.500
Insurance expenses	36,200	36.200	37,000
Loan repayment		20,000	20,000

Additional Information:

• All sales are on credit.
• It is expected that debtors will pay their accounts as follows:

c 50 per cent in the month following the sale.

o    20 per cent in the second month following the sale.

o    30 per cent in the third month following the sale.

• Actual sales for the previous three months were as follows:
  • $300,000 in April 2014
  • $290,500 in May 2014
  • $320,000 in June 2014
• Electricity expenses and insurance expenses are paid the following month after they are incurred. June expenses were as follows:
  • Electricity expenses $8 000
  • Insurance expenses $35,000

Question 4

Terrific Tables Pty Ltd incurred the following costs to produce job number TB300, which consisted of 500 office desks.

Direct material:

1 June                 Requisition no. 520: 900 metres of timber @ 8.00 per metre

18 June               Requisition no. 101: 600 metres of steel @ $0.20 per metre

Direct labour:

18 June               Timesheet no. 72             500 hours@$14 per hour

Manufacturing overhead:

Applied on the basis of direct labour hours @$12 per hour.

Additional information:

Job TB300 was completed on 18 June.

Required:

Prepare a job cost sheet and record the information given above and also a cost summary for job TB300.