HW 13 question 5

Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Materlal and processing costs total $71,000 per ton, one-fourth of which is allocated to product X15. Six thousand five hundred units of product X15 are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can elther be sold at the split off point for $17 each, or ptocessed further at a total cost of $8,800 and then sold for $22.each Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing product 15 ? 2. Should product X15 be processed further or sold at the split off point