Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $360,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows: Product A B C Selling Price $ 22.00 per pound $ 16.00 per pound $28.00 per gallon Product A B с Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below: Additional Processing Costs Quarterly Output 13,400 pounds 20,900 pounds 4,600 gallons $ 75,970 $ 109,395 $ 48,260 Selling Price $27.30 per pound $ 22.30 per pound $36.30 per gallon Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? 2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?

Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $360,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows: Product A B C Selling Price $ 22.00 per pound $ 16.00 per pound $28.00 per gallon Product A B с Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below: Additional Processing Costs Quarterly Output 13,400 pounds 20,900 pounds 4,600 gallons $ 75,970 $ 109,395 $ 48,260 Selling Price $27.30 per pound $ 22.30 per pound $36.30 per gallon Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? 2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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