Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $315,000 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 A $ 13.00 per pound 11,600 pounds B $ 7.00 per pound 18,200 pounds C $ 19.00 per gallon 2,800 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 A $ 54,640 $ 17.40 per pound B $ 77,580 $ 12.40 per pound C $ 29,360 $ 26.40 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? REQUIRED 1 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? Product A Product B Product C Financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing REQUIRED 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? Product A Product B Product C Sell at split-off point? Process further?

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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 $315,000 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
A	$	13.00	per pound	11,600	pounds
B	$	7.00	per pound	18,200	pounds
C	$	19.00	per gallon	2,800	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
A	$	54,640	$	17.40	per pound
B	$	77,580	$	12.40	per pound
C	$	29,360	$	26.40	per gallon

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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?

REQUIRED 1

What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point?

	Product A	Product B	Product C
Financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing

REQUIRED 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?

	Product A	Product B	Product C
Sell at split-off point?
Process further?

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