Answer:
Molo Oil Company
The financial advantage of further processing of each of the three products beyond the split-off point is:
= $182,430
(which is the additional profit gained from the further processing).
Explanation:
Joint processing costs = $385,000 per month
Product Selling Price Monthly Output Sales Value
Gasoline $ 27.00 per gallon 14,400 gallons $388,800 ($27*14,100)
Heating Oil $ 21.00 per gallon 22,400 gallons 470,400 ($21*22,400)
Jet Fuel $ 33.00 per gallon 5,600 gallons 184,800 ($33*5,600)
Total sales value = $1,044,000
Joint costs = 385,000
Profit = $659,000
Allocation of joint processing costs of $385,000
Gasoline = $143,379 ($388,800/$1,044,000 * $385,000)
Heating Oil 173,471 ($470,400/$1,044,000 * $385,000)
Jet Fuel 68,150 ($184,800/$1,044,000 * $385,000)
Total cost $385,000
Total costs:
Additional
Joint Cost Monthly Cost Total Costs
Gasoline $143,379 $29,740 $173,119
Heating Oil 173,471 43,057 216,528
Jet Fuel 68,150 20,053 88,203
Total costs $385,000 $92,850 $477,850
Product Additional Processing Selling Price
Costs (per quarter)
Gasoline $ 89,220 $ 32.80 per gallon
Heating Oil $ 129,170 $ 27.80 per gallon
Jet Fuel $ 60,160 $ 41.80 per gallon
Product Additional Processing Selling Price
Costs (per month)
Gasoline $ 29,740 $ 32.80 per gallon
Heating Oil $ 43,057 $ 27.80 per gallon
Jet Fuel $ 20,053 $ 41.80 per gallon
Determination of profit after further processing:
Product Selling Price Monthly Output Sales Value
Gasoline $ 32.80 per gallon 14,400 gallons $462,480 ($32.80*14,100)
Heating Oil $ 27.80 per gallon 22,400 gallons 622,720 $27.80*22,400)
Jet Fuel $ 41.80 per gallon 5,600 gallons 234,080 ($41.80*5,600)
Total sales revenue = $1,319,280
Total costs = 477,850
Profit = $841,430
Financial advantage
Profit after further processing = $841,430
Profit with Joint processing = 659,000
Financial advantage = $182,430
