A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in producing 6,000 units of Product XY. Product XY can be sold as is for $15 per unit. Instead, the company could incur further processing costs of $8 per unit and sell the resulting product for $21 per unit. Should the company sell Product XY as is or process it further? (Any loss amount should be indicated with minus sign.)
A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in producing 6,000 units of Product XY. Product XY can be sold as is for $15 per unit. Instead, the company could incur further processing costs of $8 per unit and sell the resulting product for $21 per unit. Should the company sell Product XY as is or process it further? (Any loss amount should be indicated with minus sign.)
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QS 23-9 Sell or process further LO P2
A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in producing 6,000 units of Product XY. Product XY can be sold as is for $15 per unit. Instead, the company could incur further

Transcribed Image Text:QS 23-9 Sell or process further LO P2
A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in producing 6,000 units of Product XY. Product XY can be sold as is for $15 per unit.
Instead, the company could incur further processing costs of $8 per unit and sell the resulting product for $21 per unit. Should the
company sell Product XY as is or process it further? (Any loss amount should be indicated with minus sign.)
Incremental
Process
Further
Sell as is
Amount
Selling price per unit
Additional processing costs per unit
Income (loss)
The company should:
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