Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $370,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows: Product Selling Price 8 C $ 24.00 per pound $ 18.00 per pound $ 30.00 per gallon Product A B Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below: Quarterly Output 13,800 pounds 21,500 pounds 5,000 gallons Additional Processing Costs $ 81,150 $ 117,125 $ 52,900 Selling Price $29.50 per pound $24.50 per pound $38.50 per gallon Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? 2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?

Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $370,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows: Product Selling Price 8 C $ 24.00 per pound $ 18.00 per pound $ 30.00 per gallon Product A B Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below: Quarterly Output 13,800 pounds 21,500 pounds 5,000 gallons Additional Processing Costs $ 81,150 $ 117,125 $ 52,900 Selling Price $29.50 per pound $24.50 per pound $38.50 per gallon Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? 2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?

Principles of Cost Accounting

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Chapter6: Process Cost Accounting—additional Procedures; Accounting For Joint Products And By-products

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