Upscale Dishwear manufactures two products, salad plates and platters, from a joint process. Salad plates are allocated $7,500 of the total joint costs of $25,000. There are 3,000 salad plates produced and 3,000 platters produced each year
Salad plates can be sold at the split-off point for $12 per unit, or they can be hand painted for additional processing costs of $8,400 and sold for $16 for each deluxe salad plate. If the salad plates are processed further and made into deluxe plates, the effect on operating income would be
A) $36,000 net increase in operating income.
B) $3,600 net decrease in operating income.
C) $36,000 net decrease in operating income.
D) $3,600 net increase in operating income.
D
Explanation: D)
Selling Price × Units $16.00 × 3000 = $48,000
less Additional cost 8,400
Profit 39,600
Less split-off point sales $12 × 3,000 = 36,000
Net increase $3,600
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