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question 175

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .Cranbrook Chemical Ltd.manufactures two industrial compounds.In the month of May, 15,000 litres of direct material costing $160,000 were processed at a cost of $400,000.The joint process yielded 16,000 containers of a compound known as Jarlon and 4,000 containers of a compound known as Kharton.The respective selling prices of Jarlon and Kharton are $38 and $58.Both products may be processed further.Jarlon may be processed into Jaxton at an incremental cost of $8 per jar of the final product while Kharton may be processed into Kraxton at an additional cost of $32 per jar of the final product.The volume of jars of the final product are: 12,000 and 3,000 for Jaxton and Kraxton respectively.The selling price of Jaxton is $48 per jar.The selling price of Kraxton is $102 per jar.
-The incremental benefit or (loss) of processing Jarlon into Jaxton is

• A)$480,000.
• B)($128,000).
• C)$64,000.
• D)($96,000).
• E)($32,000).

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Definitions:

Target Profit

The desired profit a company aims to achieve within a specific period.

Unit Sales

The quantity of products sold by a company, not taking into account the revenue generated or discounts provided.

Break-even

The break-even point, where total costs are exactly matched by total revenues, leading to neither profits nor losses.

Monthly Dollar Sales

The total sales revenue generated within a month, expressed in dollar terms.