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ABC Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $51,500 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 A | Product B | Total | ||||||||
Allocated joint processing costs | $ | 30,900 | $ | 20,600 | $ | 51,500 | ||||
Sales value at split-off point | $ | 30,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Costs of further processing | $ | 23,200 | $ | 17,500 | $ | 40,700 | ||||
Sales value after further processing | $ | 48,600 | $ | 56,300 | $ | 104,900 | ||||
Required:
a. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product A beyond the split-off point? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
b. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product B beyond the split-off point?
c. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product A if it is to be sold at the split-off point?
d. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product B if it is to be sold at the split-off point?
Garrison 16e Rechecks 2017-12-15