Exercise $11-13($Algo$)$ Sell or Process Further Decision $[$LO$11-7]$

Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing $1$ ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total

$$53,000$ per ton, one$-$fourth of which is allocated to product $x15.$ Eight thousand three hundred units of product X$15$ are produced

from each ton of clypton. The units can either be sold at the split$-$off point for $$10$ each, or processed further at a total cost of $$7,100$

and then sold for $$13$ each.

Required:

What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of further processing product $x15?$

Should product X$15$ be processed further or sold at the split$-$off point?