Hawaii Corporation Has a Joint Process Which Produces Three Products

question 105

Multiple Choice

Hawaii Corporation has a joint process which produces three products: X, Y, and Z. Each product may be sold at split- off or processed further and then sold. Joint processing costs for a year amount to $100,000. Other relevant data are as follows: $\begin{array}{llll}&&\text { Separable }\\&&\text { Processing }\\& \text { Sales V alue at } & \text { Costs after } & \text { Sales Value at } \\\text { Product } & \text { Split- off } & \underline{\text { Split-off }} & \text { Completion }\\\mathrm{X} & \$ 128,000 & \$ 16,000 & \$ 160,000 \\\mathrm{Y} & 50,000 & 26,000 & 76,000 \\\mathrm{Z} & 25,600 & 20,000 & 40,000\end{array}$ Product Y:

• A) can be processed further or sold at split- off; there is no difference in profit.
• B) should be processed further to increase profits by $76,000
• C) should be processed further to increase profits by $26,000
• D) should be sold at split- off since processing further would only reduce profits by $26,000

Understand the concept of substitutes and complements in affecting demand.

Recognize the impact of income changes on the demand for normal and inferior goods.

Analyze the impact of price changes on related goods (substitutes and complements).

Examine graphical representations of changes in demand and quantity demanded.

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Definitions:

Levels-of-processing Model

A theory suggesting that the depth of mental processing affects memory recall, with deeper processing resulting in longer-lasting memory.

Information-processing Approach

A view in cognitive psychology that likens the mind to a computer in terms of how information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model

A theory of human memory that was proposed in the 1960s, suggesting that memory consists of three main components: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process involving the repetitive review of information to keep it in short-term memory for extended periods.