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Exercise 13-7 (Algo) Sell or Process Further Decisions [LO13-7] Dorsey Company manufactures three products from a common input in a joint processing operation. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $340,000 per quarter. For financial reporting purposes, the company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their relative sales value at the split-off point. Unit selling prices and total output at the split-off point are as follows: Product A Selling Price $18.00 per pound $12.00 per pound Quarterly Output 12,600 pounds 19,700 pounds 3,800 gallons B с $24.00 per gallon Each product can be processed further after the split-off point. Additional processing requires no special facilities. The additional processing costs (per quarter) and unit selling prices after further processing are given below: Additional Processing Costs $ 66,090 Product A Selling Price $22.90 per pound $17.90 per pound $31.90 per gallon B $ 94,655 с $ 39,460 Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing each of the three products beyond the split-off point? 2. Based on your analysis in requirement 1, which product or products should be sold at the split-off point and which product or products should be processed further?