Question

Iaukea Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $47,000 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:
Product X Product Y Total
Allocated joint processing costs $17,900 $27,200 $45,100
Sales value at split-off point $25,400 $37,000 $62,400
Costs of further processing $22,400 $16,700 $39,100
Sales value after further processing $47,000 $54,700 $101,700

Required:
a. What is the net monetary advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product X beyond the split-off point?
b. What is the net monetary advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product Y beyond the split-off point?

Answer 1

Answer:

Product                                             Net monetary advantage  

X                                                                   (800)                                                                                                                  

Y                                                                   1,000                  

Explanation:

A company should process further a product if the additional revenue from the split-off point is greater than than the further processing cost.  

Also note that all costs incurred up to the split-off point are irrelevant to the decision to process further .  

Product X

                                                                                           $

Additional sales revenue from further processing  

( 47,000-25,400)                                                          21600

Further processing cost                                             (22,400)

Net monetary advantage                                             (800)

Product Y

                                                                                           $

Additional sales revenue from further processing  

( 54,700-37,000)                                                        17,700

Further processing cost                                             (16,700)

Net monetary advantage                                          1,000    

Product                                             Net monetary advantage  

X                                                                   (800)                                                                                                                  

Y                                                                   1,000