Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $315,000 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:

Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $315,000 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 Selling Price $ 13.00 per pound $ 7.00 per pound $ 19.00 per gallon Quarterly Output 11,600 pounds 18,200 pounds 2,800 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: Additional Processing Costs $ 54,640 Selling Price $ 17.40 per pound Product A B $ 77,580 $ 12.40 per pound C $ 29,360 Required: $ 26.40 per gallon 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?