Scotty Limited have made two special skin oils for many years from the same process. These are called Nova Oil and Neptune Oil.  The Joint processing costs of £150,000 incurred up-to the split-off point.    At the split-off point, they get 10,0000        Litres of Nova Oil                                  50,000               Litres of Neptune Oil                                                                                    Joint Cost          £100,000 Selling prices at split-off point Nova Oil            £1.25   per litre  Neptune Oil       £2.00   per litre Nova Oil can be processed further to produce:         60,000              Litres of SuperNova Oil SuperNova will cost extra fixed cost of:                     £20,000 Also, an extra variable cost of:                                    £0.45                Per litre of input The sales price of SuperNova is:                                 £3                     Per litre            Which production option will maximise the profitability of Scotty Limited? Choose one from the following: A. Nova and Neptune Oils B. Nova and SuperNova Oils C. Neptune and SuperNova Oils D. Only SuperNova Oil

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  1. Scotty Limited have made two special skin oils for many years from the same process. These are called Nova Oil and Neptune Oil.  The Joint processing costs of £150,000 incurred up-to the split-off point.

 

 At the split-off point, they get

10,0000        Litres of Nova Oil                                  50,000               Litres of Neptune Oil

                                                                                   Joint Cost          £100,000

Selling prices at split-off point

Nova Oil            £1.25   per litre 

Neptune Oil       £2.00   per litre

Nova Oil can be processed further to produce:         60,000              Litres of SuperNova Oil

SuperNova will cost extra fixed cost of:                     £20,000

Also, an extra variable cost of:                                    £0.45                Per litre of input

The sales price of SuperNova is:                                 £3                     Per litre         

 

Which production option will maximise the profitability of Scotty Limited?

Choose one from the following:

A. Nova and Neptune Oils

B. Nova and SuperNova Oils

C. Neptune and SuperNova Oils

D. Only SuperNova Oil

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