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Case Brief
About the Firm
The Problem
Current Accounting Procedure
Advised Accounting Methods
Milling
Roller Mills
Chaff
Removal
Brushing
First
Break
Dust
Removal
Triuor
Equipment
Wheat
Bin
Corn
Washing
Second
Break
Third
Break
Fourth
Break
Sieving
Sieving
Sieving
Sieving
Plant Sifters
White
Flour
Suji
Wholemea
l Flour
Bran
Product
Joint costs
Producti allocated on
on in
the basis of
tons
production
quantities
Joint cost
Separable Total cost Sales price Profit per Profit for
per ton
costs per ton per ton
per ton
ton
total output
White Flour
540
9,99,000
1,850
78
1,928
2,100
172
92,880
Suji
90
1,66,500
1,850
84
1,934
2,480
546
49,140
Wholemeal flour
90
1,66,500
1,850
34
1,884
2,000
116
10,440
Bran
180
3,33,000
16
1,866
900
16,65,000
1,850
1,140
(726)
(1,30,680)
21,780
Proposed Method I
Product
Sales
Productio
price per
n in tons
ton
Sales
Value
Joint costs
Joint Separable
Profit for
allocated on
Total cost Profit
cost per costs per
total
the basis of
per ton per ton
ton
ton
output
sales value
White flour
540
2,100
11,34,000
10,83,626
2,007
78
2,085
15
8,254
Suji
90
2,480
2,23,200
2,13,285
2,370
84
2,454
26
2,355
Wholemeal flour
90
2,000
1,80,000
1,72,004
1,911
34
1,945
55
4,936
Bran
180
1,140
2,05,200
1,96,085
1,089
16
1,105
35
6,235
17,42,400
16,65,000
900
21,780
900
180
Bran
90
2,480
90
Suji
Wholemeal
flour
11,34,000
Separable Costs
2,100
540
Sales Value
White flour
Product
Production in tons
1,996
78
2,074 26
14,099
2,23,200
84
2,365
84
2,449 31
2,784
2,000
1,80,000
34
1,941
34
1,975 25
2,285
1,140
2,05,200
16
1,109
16
1,125 15
2,612
17,42,400
16,86,780 16,65,000
21,780
Product
Joint costs
Producti Sales
Joint Separable
Profit for
allocated on
Total cost Profit
on in price per Sales Value
cost per costs per
total
the basis of 3
per ton per ton
tons
ton
ton
ton
output
by-products
White flour
540
2,100
11,34,000
10,70,100
1,982
78
2,060
40
21,780
Suji
90
2,480
2,23,200
2,15,640
2,396
84
2,480
Wholemeal flour
90
2,000
1,80,000
1,76,940
1,966
34
2,000
Bran
180
1,140
2,05,200
2,02,320
1,124
16
1,140
17,42,400
16,65,000
900
21,780
Product
Joint costs
Producti Sales
allocated on
Separable
Profit for
Joint cost
Total cost Profit
on in
price per Sales Value the basis of
costs per
total
per ton
per ton per ton
tons
ton
bran as a byton
output
product
White Flour
540
2,100
11,34,000
10,79,026
1,998
78
2,076
24
12,854
Suji
90
2,480
2,23,200
2,12,380
2,360
84
2,444
36
3,260
Wholemeal flour
90
2,000
1,80,000
1,71,274
1,903
34
1,937
63
5,666
Bran
180
1,140
2,05,200
2,02,320
1,124
16
1,140
17,42,400
16,65,000
900
21,780
Assuming 3 Byproducts
Total Cost
Total Cost
Total Cost
Total Cost
Sales (Inventory
(Inventory
(Inventory
(Inventory
Price per Value) per Gross Value ) per Gross Value ) per Gross Value ) per
Ton
ton
Margin
ton
Margin
ton
Margin
ton
Gross
Margin
Total Cost
(Inventory
Value ) per
ton
Gross
Margin
White Flour
2,100
1,928
8.2%
2,085
0.7%
2,074
1.2%
2,060
1.9%
2,076
1.1%
Suji
2,480
1,934
22.0%
2,454
1.1%
2,449
1.2%
2,480
0.0%
2,444
1.5%
Wholemeal
flour
2,000
1,884
5.8%
1,945
2.7%
1,975
1.3%
2,000
0.0%
1,937
3.1%
Bran
1,140
1,866
-63.7%
1,105
3.0%
1,125
1.3%
1,140
0.0%
1,140
0.0%