Legacy Company Currently Produces Three Products from a Joint Process

question 25

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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