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Elco Oil Products Manufactures Three Joint Products: Phase 1,Phase 2,and

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Elco Oil Products manufactures three joint products: Phase 1,Phase 2,and Phase 3.The cost of the joint process is $30,000.Information about the three products follows:
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 Phase 1  Phase 2  Phase 3  Anticipated production 5,600 kg10,000 kg2,500 kg Selling price/kg at split-off $2.00$1.00$3.00 Additional processing costs /kg after split-off  (all variable) $1.50$1.25$.75 Selling price/kg after further processing $2.50$3.75$6.25 Allocated joint costs $12,000$10,500$7,500\begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Phase 1 } & \text { Phase 2 } & \text { Phase 3 } \\\text { Anticipated production } & 5,600 \mathrm{~kg} & 10,000 \mathrm{~kg} & 2,500 \mathrm{~kg} \\\text { Selling price/kg at split-off } & \$ 2.00 & \$ 1.00 & \$ 3.00\\\text { Additional processing costs } / \mathrm{kg} \text { after split-off }\\\text { (all variable) } & \$ 1.50 & \$ 1.25 & \$ .75 \\\text { Selling price/kg after further processing } & \$ 2.50 & \$ 3.75 & \$ 6.25 \\\text { Allocated joint costs } & \$ 12,000 & \$ 10,500 & \$ 7,500\end{array} A. Determine whether each product should be sold at split-off or processed further.
B. Determine the firm's income if the firm processed all three products beyond split-off.

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