Bozo Inc. manufactures two products from a joint production process. The joint process costs $110,000 and yields 6,000 pounds of LTE compound and 14,000 pounds of HS compound. LTE can be sold at split-off for $55 per pound. HS can be sold at split-off for $9 per pound. A buyer of HS asked Bozo to process HS further into CS compound. If HS were processed further, it would cost $49,300 to turn 14,000 pounds of HS into 4,000 pounds of CS. The CS would sell for $45 per pound. Required: 1. What is the contribution to income from selling the 14,000 pounds of HS at split-off? $ 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION: What is the contribution to income from processing the 14,000 pounds of HS into 4,000 pounds of CS? $ Should Bozo continue to sell the HS at split-off or process it further into CS?
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Bozo Inc. manufactures two products from a joint production process. The joint
Required:
1. What is the contribution to income from selling the 14,000 pounds of HS at split-off?
$
2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION: What is the contribution to income from processing the 14,000 pounds of HS into 4,000 pounds of CS?
$
Should Bozo continue to sell the HS at split-off or process it further into CS?
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