Quality, Inc. is a producer of potato chips. A single production process at Quality, Inc., yields potato chips as the main product, as well as a byproduct that can be sold as a snack. Both products are fully processed by the splitoff point, and there are no separable costs. For September 2020 , the cost of operations is $510,000. Production and sales data are as follows: There were no beginning inventories on September 1, 2020. Read the requirements. Requirements 1. What is the gross margin for Quality, Inc., under the production method and the sales method of byproduct accounting? 2. What are the inventory costs reported in the balance sheet on September 30, 2020 , for the main product and byproduct under the two methods of byproduct accounting in requirement 1 ? 3. Prepare the journal entries to record the byproduct activities under (a) the production method and (b) the sales method. Briefly discuss the effects on the financial statements. Data table Requirement 1. What is the gross margin for Quality, Inc., under the production method and the sales method of byproduct accounting? (Enter a "0" for any cells with a zero balance. For the main product inventory: Calculate the proportion of inventory first, then complete your calculation.) \begin{tabular}{ll} & Production \\ method \\ \hline Revenues & Main product (potato chips) \\ Byproduct (snack) \\ Total revenues \end{tabular} Cost of goods sold Total manufacturing costs Deduct value of byproduct production Net manufacturing costs Deduct main product inventory Cost of goods sold Gross margin