Instead of being sold as is$,$ the T$-$bone steaks could be further processed into filet mignon and

Wholesale selling price of $1$ pound T$-$bone steak $$8\mathrm{.}75$

Joint costs incurred up to the split$-$off point where T$-$bone steaks can be identified as a separate product or processed a further $$6\mathrm{.}50.$ New York strip steaks. Cutting one side of a T$-$bone steak provides the filet mignon, and cutting

the other provides the New York strip cut. One $16-$oz T$-$bone steak cut this way will yield $(1)6-$oz filet mignon and $(1)9-$oz New York cut. Processing the T$-$bone steaks into these

cuts costs $$\mathrm{.}75$ per ounce. The filet mignon can be sold for $$9\mathrm{.}50$ per steak, and the New York cut can be sold wholesale for $$10\mathrm{.}75.$Construct an incremental analysis regarding selling the T$-$bone steak or processing it further into a filet mignon and New York cut $.$ Would you recommend that the T$-$bone steaks be sold as is or processed further into $2$ steaks? Explain using an Excel worksheet if Weber Meat Packaging can sell $10016-$oz T$-$bones or $100$ filet mignon steaks and $100$ New York cut steaks. Which option will yield more profit, and by how much?