1. What is the gross margin for Holy Cow under the production method and the sales method of byproduct accounting? 2. What are the inventory costs reported in the balance sheet on October 31, 2020, for the main product and byproduct under the two methods of byproduct accounting in requirement 1?

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Holy Cow is a producer of milk and byproducts. A single production process at Holy Cow yields milk as the main product, as well as ghee, a byproduct of milk production, that can be sold. Both products are fully
processed by the splitoff point, and there are no separable costs. For the month of October 2020, the cost of operations is $380,000. Production and sales data are as follows:
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There were no beginning inventories on October 1, 2020.
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1. What is the gross margin for Holy Cow under the production method and the
sales method of byproduct accounting?
2. What are the inventory costs reported in the balance sheet on October 31,
2020, for the main product and byproduct under the two methods of byproduct
accounting in requirement 1?
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Milk
Ghee, byproduct
Production
(in gallons)
540,000
12,000
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Sales (in
gallons)
Selling Price
per Gallon
523,800 $
11,400 $
Done
0.80
0.70
X
Transcribed Image Text:Holy Cow is a producer of milk and byproducts. A single production process at Holy Cow yields milk as the main product, as well as ghee, a byproduct of milk production, that can be sold. Both products are fully processed by the splitoff point, and there are no separable costs. For the month of October 2020, the cost of operations is $380,000. Production and sales data are as follows: (Click the icon to view the production and sales data.) There were no beginning inventories on October 1, 2020. Read the requirements. Requirements 1. What is the gross margin for Holy Cow under the production method and the sales method of byproduct accounting? 2. What are the inventory costs reported in the balance sheet on October 31, 2020, for the main product and byproduct under the two methods of byproduct accounting in requirement 1? Print - X Done Data table Milk Ghee, byproduct Production (in gallons) 540,000 12,000 Print Sales (in gallons) Selling Price per Gallon 523,800 $ 11,400 $ Done 0.80 0.70 X
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