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Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $320,000 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	Selling Price			Quarterly Output
A	$	14.00	per pound		11,800	pounds
B	$	8.00	per pound		18,500	pounds
C	$	20.00	per gallon		3,000	gallons

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:

Product	Additional Processing Costs		Selling Price
A	$	56,850	$	18.50	per pound
B	$	80,875	$	13.50	per pound
C	$	31,300	$	27.50	per gallon

Required:

a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point?

b. 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?