A sawmill processes logs into four grades of lumber totalling 500,000 board metres as follows at a joint cost of $300,000: $\begin{array}{lcc}
\text { Grade } & \text { Board Metres } & \text { Final Sales Value }\
\text { First and second } & 75,000 & \$ 56,250 \
\text { No. } 1 \quad\text { common } & 200,000 & 180,000 \
\text { No. } 2 \quad\text { common } & 100,000 & 105,000 \
\text { No. } 3 \quad\text { common } & 125,000 & 127.500
\end{array}$

-What amount of joint costs will be allocated to No.2 common using the constant gross margin percentage method?

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A sawmill processes logs into four grades of lumber totalling 500,000 board metres as follows at a joint cost of $300,000: $\begin{array}{lcc}
\text { Grade } & \text { Board Metres } & \text { Final Sales Value }\
\text { First and second } & 75,000 & \$ 56,250 \
\text { No. } 1 \quad\text { common } & 200,000 & 180,000 \
\text { No. } 2 \quad\text { common } & 100,000 & 105,000 \
\text { No. } 3 \quad\text { common } & 125,000 & 127.500
\end{array}$
 
-What amount of joint costs will be allocated to No.2 common using the constant gross margin percentage method?

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To allocate joint costs using the constant gross margin percentage method, we need to calculate the gross margin percentage for each grade of lumber.

Grade 1: (100-35)% = 65%
Grade 2: (100-25)% = 75%
Grade 3: (100-20)% = 80%
Grade 4: (100-10)% = 90%

Next, we need to calculate the total sales value for each grade of lumber:
Grade 1: 500,000 x 35% = 175,000 board metres
Grade 2: 500,000 x 25% = 125,000 board metres
Grade 3: 500,000 x 20% = 100,000 board metres
Grade 4: 500,000 x 10% = 50,000 board metres

Total sales value:
Grade 1: $3,500,000
Grade 2: $2,500,000
Grade 3: $2,000,000
Grade 4: $1,000,000

Now we can calculate the gross margin for each grade of lumber:
Grade 1: $3,500,000 x 65% = $2,275,000
Grade 2: $2,500,000 x 75% = $1,875,000
Grade 3: $2,000,000 x 80% = $1,600,000
Grade 4: $1,000,000 x 90% = $900,000

The joint costs allocated to each grade of lumber will be the total joint costs multiplied by the percentage of sales value for that grade.

The joint costs allocated to No.2 common will be:
$300,000 x ($2,500,000/$9,000,000) = $83,333.33
Rounded to the nearest hundred, the answer is B) $67,200.

A Sawmill Processes Logs into Four Grades of Lumber Totalling