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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  | 
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| 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  | 
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| 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?
1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point?
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 Product A  | 
 Product B  | 
 Product C  | 
|
| 
 Selling price after further processing  | 
 35.00  | 
 30.00  | 
 44.00  | 
| 
 Selling price at the split-off point  | 
 29.00  | 
 23.00  | 
 35.00  | 
| 
 Incremental revenue per pound or gallon  | 
 6.00  | 
 7.00  | 
 9.00  | 
| 
 Total quarterly output in pounds or gallons  | 
 14800  | 
 23000  | 
 6000  | 
| 
 Total incremental revenue  | 
 88,800.00  | 
 161,000.00  | 
 54,000.00  | 
| 
 Total incremental processing costs  | 
 94,800.00  | 
 137,500.00  | 
 65,200.00  | 
| 
 Total incremental profit or loss  | 
 (6,000.00)  | 
 23,500.00  | 
 (11,200.00)  | 
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?
Products should be sold at the split-off point = Product A & Product C
Product should be processed further = Product B