The Wyeth Corporation produces three products, A, B, and C, from a single raw material input. Product A can be sold at the split off point for $40,000, or it can be processed further at a total cost of $15,000 and then sold for $58,000. Joint costs total $60,000 annually. Product A should be: Multiple Choice discontinued because revenues after further processing are less than total joint costs. sold at the split-off point. processed further and then sold. processed further only if its share of the total joint costs is less than the incremental revenues from further processing.

Answer :

Answer:

processed further and then sold.

Explanation:

Final sales value after further processing $ 58,000  

Less sales value at split-off point   40,000  

Incremental revenue from further processing   18,000  

Less cost of further processing   15,000  

Financial advantage (disadvantage) from further processing $ 3,000  

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