Bismite Corporation purchases trees from Cheney lumber and processes them up to thesplit-off point where...

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Bismite Corporation purchases trees from Cheney lumber and processes them up to thesplit-off point where two products(paper and pencilcasings) are obtained. The products are then sold to an independent company that markets and distributes them to retail outlets. The following information was collected for the month ofOctober:

Trees processed:

310

trees

Production:

paper

180,000

sheets

pencil casings

180,000

Sales:

paper

170,000

at$0.20 per page

pencil casings

177,500

at$0.24 per casing

The cost of purchasing 310 trees and processing them up to thesplit-off point to yield180,000 sheets of paper and180,000 pencil casings is$12,500.

Bismite's accounting department reported no beginning inventory.

What is the total sales value at thesplit-off point forpaper?

A.

$42,600

B.

$43,200

C.

$36,000

D.

$34,000

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