Legacy Company Currently Produces Three Products from a Joint Process

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Essay

Legacy Company currently produces three products from a joint process.The joint process has total costs of $1,200,000 per month.All three products,A,B & C,are immediately saleable as they come out of the joint process.Alternatively,any of the products could continue on with additional processing and be sold as a more complete product.The following information is available:
a.Should Product A be sold immediately or sold after processing further? How much will the decision affect profit?
b.Should Product B be sold immediately or sold after processing further? How much will the decision affect profit?
c.Should Product C be sold immediately or sold after processing further? How much will the decision affect profit?

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Definitions:

Vertical Integration

An approach in which a firm grows by incorporating various stages along the same production line, including situations where a producer controls its supply source and/or its distribution channel.

Resource Dependence

A theory asserting that organizations depend on resources from their environment and must manage dependencies and relationships with those who control those resources.

Higher Status Organization

An organization perceived to have greater prestige, authority, or influence compared to others in a similar sphere.

Association

A connection or relationship between two or more concepts, objects, or people.