Assume a company has two products-A and B- that emerge from a joint process. Product A has been allocated $24,000 of the total joint costs of $48,000. A total of 2,000 units of Product A are produced from the joint process. Product A can be sold at the split-off point for $16 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $14,000 and then sold $25 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing Product A?

A. $(4,000)

B. $4,000

C. $(22,000)

D. $22,000