Cost Management 6th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins

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Joint Products Arkansas Corporation manufactures liquid chemicals A and B from a joint process. It allocates joint costs on the basis of sales value at split-off. Processing 5,000 gallons of product A and 1,000 gallons of product B to the split-off point costs $5,600. The sales value at split-off is $2 per gallon for product A and $30 for product B. Product B requires an additional separable process beyond split-off at a cost of $2.50 per gallon before it can be sold.
Required What is the company's cost to produce 1,000 gallons of product B