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Kelp Company produces three joint products from seaweed. At the split-off point, three basic products emerge: Sea Tea, Sea Paste, and Sea Powder. Each of these products can either be sold at the split-off point or be processed further. If they are processed further, the resulting products can be sold as delicacies to health food stores. Cost and revenue information is as follows.
| Sales Value and Additional Costs If Processed Further |
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| Product | Pounds Produced |
Sales Value at Split-Off | Final Sales Value |
Additional Cost |
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| Sea Tea | 9,000 | $ | 60,000 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 35,000 | ||||||||||
| Sea Paste | 3,700 | 88,100 | 160,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||||||
| Sea Powder | 2,000 | 70,000 | 85,000 | 14,000 | |||||||||||||
Required:
A. What is the selling price per pound of Sea Paste at the split-off point at which the company is indifferent?