The Silver Center (TSC) produces cups and platters. TSC purchases silver and other metals that are processed into silver alloy that is used to make platters and cups. TSC incurred $74,000 of materials cost and $78,000 of labor cost to produce the silver alloy. Platters are made first and the residual alloy is remixed into a lower grade silver plated material that is used to make the cups. Remixing cost amount to $10,500. The recent batch contained 21,000 platters and 9,500 cups. TSC sold the platters for $270,000 and the cups for $46,000. If relative market value is used to allocate the joint cost, what is the income earned for cups? (Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places.)

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The Silver Center (TSC) produces cups and platters. TSC purchases silver and other metals that are processed into silver alloy that is used to make platters and cups. TSC incurred $74,000 of materials cost and $78,000 of labor cost to produce the silver alloy. Platters are made first and the residual alloy is remixed into a lower grade silver plated material that is used to make the cups. Remixing cost amount to $10,500. The recent batch contained 21,000 platters and 9,500 cups. TSC sold the platters for $270,000 and the cups for $46,000. If relative market value is used to allocate the joint cost, what is the income earned for cups? (Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places.)

 

 
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