39 Synesthor Company harvests and processes almonds into three products: candied almonds, almond butter, and almond flour. The joint production cost for harvesting one ton of almonds is $500. The selling price of the Synesthor's three products are as follows: • Candied almonds: $1.00 per pound Almond butter: $5.00 per 40-pound bag •Almond flour: $14 per ton A new investor in Synesthor Company thinks that the company is losing money whenever it sells almond flour and has called for dropping this product from the product line. The controller of Synesthor Company has calculated that the extra processing cost (beyond the joint production costs) for almond flour is $8 per ton. Synesthor Company is currently selling 1,000 tons of almond flour per year. How much would Synesthor Company's net income change if it were to stop selling almond flour? It would increase by $6,000 It would decrease by $6,000 It would increase by $14,000 It would decrease by $14,000
39 Synesthor Company harvests and processes almonds into three products: candied almonds, almond butter, and almond flour. The joint production cost for harvesting one ton of almonds is $500. The selling price of the Synesthor's three products are as follows: • Candied almonds: $1.00 per pound Almond butter: $5.00 per 40-pound bag •Almond flour: $14 per ton A new investor in Synesthor Company thinks that the company is losing money whenever it sells almond flour and has called for dropping this product from the product line. The controller of Synesthor Company has calculated that the extra processing cost (beyond the joint production costs) for almond flour is $8 per ton. Synesthor Company is currently selling 1,000 tons of almond flour per year. How much would Synesthor Company's net income change if it were to stop selling almond flour? It would increase by $6,000 It would decrease by $6,000 It would increase by $14,000 It would decrease by $14,000
Chapter15: Choice Of Business Entity—other Considerations
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