McBride's Dairy has 200 gallons of cream and 600 gallons of skimmed milk and has incurred $1,000 of joint costs at the split-off point. The amount of this cost that will be allocated to skimmed milk using the physical units method is

A) $1,000
B) $750
C) $250
D) $0

Physical Units Method

An accounting approach used to allocate joint costs among products based on the number of physical units at a split-off point.

Joint Costs

Costs incurred in the process of producing two or more products before the point where these products are separately identifiable.

Skimmed Milk

Milk from which the majority of the fat content has been removed, resulting in a lower calorie option.