The Augusta Chemical Company produced three joint products at a joint cost of $127,000. These products were processed further and sold as follows. E: (Click the icon to view the data.) The company has had an opportunity to sell at split-off directly to other processors. If that alternative had been selected, sales would have been A, $56,000; B, $32,000; and C, $46,000. The company expects to operate at the same level of production and sales in the forthcoming year. Consider all the available information, and assume that all costs incurred after split-off are variable. Read the requirements. Requirements 1. and 2. Could the company increase operating income by altering its processing decisions? If so, what would be the expected overall operating income? Which products should be processed further and which should be sold at split-off? Begin by preparing an incremental analysis to show the incremental gain or loss of processing each chemical further. (Use a minus sign or parentheses for an incremental loss.) Processing further: A B C Less: Incremental gain or (loss) The Augusta Chemical Company produced three joint products at a joint cost of $127,000. These products were processed further and sold as follows. (Click the icon to view the data.) The company has had an opportunity to sell at split ed, sales would have been A, $56,000; B, $32,000; and C, $46,000. The company expects to X ng year. Consider all the available information, and assume that all costs incurred after split-off ar i Data Table Read the requirements. hat would be the expected overall operating Requirements 1. and 2. Could the company incre income? Which products should be processed furt Chemical Additional Product Sales Processing Costs Begin by preparing an incremental analysis to sho incremental loss.) (Use a minus sign or parentheses for an A $ 295,000 $ 210,000 B Processing further: A 305,000 310,000 190,000 120,000 Less: Print Done Incremental gain or (loss)