Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $350,000 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 Selling Price $20.00 per pound $14.00 per pound $26.00 per gallon Quarterly Output 13,000 pounds 20,300 pounds 4,200 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 Selling Product Costs Price $ 70,950 $25.10 per pound B $101,905 $20.10 per pound $ 43,780 $34.10 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? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? Product A Products Product C Financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $350,000 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 $20.00 per pound $14.00 per pound $26.00 per gallon Quarterly Output 13,000 pounds 20,300 pounds 4,200 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 Selling Product Costa Price A $ 70,950 $25.10 per pound $101,905 $ 43, 780 $34.10 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 productor products should be processed further? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required I 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?
