Assume a company has three products$-$A$,$ B$,$ and C$-$that emerge from a joint process. The selling prices and outputs for each product at the split$-$off point are as follows:

Each product can be processed further beyond the split$-$off point. The additional processing costs for each product and their respective selling prices after further processing are as follows:

What is financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of further processing Product A$?$

Multiple Choice

$$(12,000)$

$$(15,000)$

$$(9,000)$