Which of the following is TRUE regarding the costs of toxic waste disposal, reclamation, and remediation that result from joint production processing?

Select one:

a.Disposal costs should be expensed, other costs charged to cost of goods sold.

b.Toxic waste costs are a life-cycle cost that should be added to joint production costs prior to allocation.

c.The costs should be valued in inventory at net realizable value.

d.Toxic waste costs are treated in the same manner byproduct costs.

e.All toxic waste costs should be expensed as do not form part of the product.