Units Allocated Joint Sales Value
Produced Production Cost at Split-off
Product R 8,000 $32,000 $76,000
Product J 10,000 $40,000 $71,000
Product C 5,000 $20,000 $48,000
Product R can be processed beyond the split-off point for an additional cost of $26,000 and can then be sold
for $105,000. Product J can be processed beyond the split-off point for an additional cost of $38,000 and can
then be sold for $117,000. Product C can be processed beyond the split-off point for an additional cost of
$12,000 and can then be sold for $57,000.
Required:
Which products should be processed beyond the split-off point?
184. Bowdish Corporation purchases potatoes from farmers. The potatoes are then peeled, producing two
intermediate products-peels and depeeled spuds. The peels can then be processed further to make a cocktail
of organic nutrients. And the depeeled spuds can be processed further to make frozen french fries. A batch of
potatoes costs $37 to buy from farmers and $14 to peel in the company’s plant. The peels produced from a
batch can be sold as is for animal feed for $22 or processed further for $13 to make the cocktail of nutrients
that are sold for $40. The depeeled spuds can be sold as is for $37 or processed further for $21 to make
frozen french fries that are sold for $53.
Required:
a. Assuming that no other costs are involved in processing potatoes or in selling products, how much money
does the company make from processing one batch of potatoes into the cocktail of organic nutrients and
frozen french fries? Show your work!
b. Should each of the intermediate products, peels and depeeled spuds, be sold as is or processed further
into an end product? Explain.