Wexpro, Inc., produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare

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Wexpro, Inc., produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $78,000 per ton, one-fourth of which is allocated to product X15. Eight thousand four hundred units of product X15 are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can either be sold at the split-off point for $10 each, or processed further at a total cost of $6,000 and then sold for $13 each.

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1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing product X15?

2. Should product X15 be processed further or sold at the split-off point?

Explanation / Answer

1 Revenue if processed further 13 Revenue if sold at split off point 10 Incremental revenue per unit 3 Units 8400 Incremental revenue total 25200 Processing costs 6000 Financial advantage 19200 2 X15 be processed further

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