In: Accounting
Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $350,000 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  | 
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| A | $ | 16 | per pound | 15,000 | pounds | |
| B | $ | 8 | per pound | 20,000 | pounds | |
| C | $ | 25 | per gallon | 4,000 | 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  | 
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| A | $ | 63,000 | $ | 20 | per pound | 
| B | $ | 80,000 | $ | 13 | per pound | 
| C | $ | 36,000 | $ | 32 | 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?