When Deciding Whether to Sell a Product at the Split-Off

question 27

Multiple Choice

When deciding whether to sell a product at the split-off point or process it further, joint costs are not usually relevant because:

• A) such amounts do not help to increase sales revenue.
• B) such amounts only slightly increase a company's sales margin.
• C) such amounts are sunk and do not change with the decision.
• D) the sales revenue does not decrease to the extent that it should, if compared with separable processing.
• E) such amounts reflect opportunity costs.

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