Phoenix Corporation Has a Joint Process That Produces Three Products

question 139

Multiple Choice

Phoenix Corporation has a joint process that 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 data follows: Processing Product Y beyond the split-off point will cause profits to ________.

• A)decrease $1,000
• B)decrease $26,000
• C)increase $1,000
• D)increase $26,000

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