40 the Lamb Corp

question 18

Short Answer

40 The Lamb Corp. takes a single ingredient and makes it into three different products. The joint costs of buying the ingredient and dividing it into these three products are $10,000 per metric ton of the ingredient. From every metric ton of ingredients, the company produces 400 kilograms of Product A, 400 kilograms of Product B, and 200 kilograms of Product C. Product A can be sold at the split-off point for $10 per kilogram, B can be sold for $15 per kilogram, and C can be sold for $20 per kilogr

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