Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation

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 A B C Selling Price $ 14.00 per pound $ 8.00 per pound $ 20.00 per gallon Quarterly Output 11,800 pounds 18,500 pounds 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: Additional Product Processing Costs $56,850 $80,875 $31,300 Selling Price $18.50 per pound $13.50 per pound $27.50 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? Required 1 Required 2 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? (Enter "disadvantages" as a negative value.) Product A Product B Product C Financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing Required 1 Required 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? Product A Product B Product C Sell at split-off point? Process further?