Question

Yasmin Co. can further process Product B to produce Product C. Product B is currently selling for $33 per pound and costs $28 per pound to produce. Product C would sell for $58 per pound and would require an additional cost of $25 per pound to produce. What is the differential cost of producing Product C?

Answer 1

Answer:

Differential cost is $0

Explanation:

A company should process further a product if the additional revenue from the split-off point is greater than than the further processing cost.  

Additional sales revenue = Sales revenue after further processing - sales revenue after split-off point

. A company should process further a product if the additional revenue from the split-off point is greater than than the further processing cost.

Also note that all cost incurred up to the split-off point are irrelevant to the decision to process further .  

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Sales after split off point  (Product C)                  58  

Sales at the split off point (Product B)                 33

Additional sales revenue                                     25

Further processing cost                                        (25)

Differential cost                                                        0

Differential cost is $0