Dodge Company Makes Two Products from a Common Input

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Dodge Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $44,800 a year. The company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below:
-What is the net monetary advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product Y beyond the split-off point?

• A) $39,600
• B) $51,000
• C) $13,000
• D) $1,600

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