The Wyeth Company Produces Three Products-A,B,and C-From a Single Raw

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The Wyeth Company produces three products-A,B,and C-from a single raw material input.Product A can be sold at the split-off point for $40,000,or it can be processed further at a total cost of $15,000 and then sold for $58,000.Joint product costs total $60,000 annually.What is the correct course of action regarding Product A?

• A) It should be discontinued since revenues after further processing are less than total joint product costs.
• B) It should be sold at the split-off point.
• C) It should be processed further and then sold.
• D) It should be processed further only if its share of the total joint product costs is less than the incremental revenues from further processing.

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