Ibsen Company Makes Two Products from a Common Input

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Essay

Ibsen Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $43,200 a year. The company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below:
Required:a. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product X beyond the split-off point?b. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product Y beyond the split-off point?c. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product X if it is to be sold at the split-off point?d. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product Y if it is to be sold at the split-off point?

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Definitions:

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good whereby one person's consumption does not diminish the availability of that good for consumption by others.

Television Programs

Scheduled content broadcasted on television, including series, movies, news, and other forms of entertainment or information.

Exclusion

The act of denying someone's access to a particular resource or activity.

Common Resource

A type of good that is non-excludable and rivalrous, such as fish stocks in the ocean; it is available to all but can be depleted by excessive use.