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Product X and Y are made from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $48,900 a year. The company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below:
| Product X | Product Y | Total | ||||||||
| Allocated joint processing costs | $ | 19,100 | $ | 29,800 | $ | 48,900 | ||||
| Sales value at split-off point | $ | 26,000 | $ | 37,950 | $ | 63,950 | ||||
| Costs of further processing | $ | 23,600 | $ | 17,900 | $ | 41,500 | ||||
| Sales value after further processing | $ | 49,400 | $ | 57,100 | $ | 106,500 | ||||
Required:
a. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product X beyond the split-off point? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
b. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product Y beyond the split-off point? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
A. financial advantage or disadvantage...input amount
B. financial advantage or disadvantage...input amount
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| Part a and b | |||
| Product X | Product Y | ||
| Sales value after further processing | a | $ 49,400 | $ 57,100 | 
| Sales value at split-off point | b | $ 26,000 | $ 37,950 | 
| Incremental Sale after split-off point | a-b=c | $ 23,400 | $ 19,150 | 
| Costs of further processing | d | $ 23,600 | $ 17,900 | 
| Incremental Income/(Loss) | c-d | $ -200 | $ 1,250 | 
| Financial Advantage/(Disadvantage) | $ -200 | $ 1,250 | |