Digger Company realizes three products from a single mining process: Products J1, A2, and V3. Each product may be sold as is in its raw form or processed further into a more refined state. The additional processing requires no expanded capacity and production costs are entirely variable. Sales values and cost information are presented below:                                                                          If processed further Product  Units produced   Sale Value as is   Sales value   Additional costs J1            14,000                  $60,000               $100,000     $22,000 A2           10,000                  $100,000            $108,000      $16,000 V3           6,000                    $58,000               $78,000         $20,000 (a.) Determine whether Digger Company should sell each product as is or after further processing.

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Digger Company realizes three products from a single mining process: Products J1, A2, and V3. Each product may be sold as is in its raw form or processed further into a more refined state. The additional processing requires no expanded capacity and production costs are entirely variable. Sales values and cost information are presented below:

                                                                         If processed further

Product  Units produced   Sale Value as is   Sales value   Additional costs

J1            14,000                  $60,000               $100,000     $22,000

A2           10,000                  $100,000            $108,000      $16,000

V3           6,000                    $58,000               $78,000         $20,000

(a.) Determine whether Digger Company should sell each product as is or after further
processing.

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