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Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $395,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows:
Product
Selling Price
Quarterly Output
A
$
29.00
per pound
14,800
pounds
B
$
23.00
per pound
23,000
pounds
C
$
35.00
per gallon
6,000
gallons
Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below:
Product
Additional Processing Costs
Selling Price
A
$
94,800
$
35.00
per pound
B
$
137,500
$
30.00
per pound
C
$
65,200
$
44.00
per gallon
Required:
1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point?
2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?
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