Brandon Machines manufactures a number of products from the same raw material. Joint processing costs total $10,000. Product A could be sold at the cut-off point for $18,000 or it can be further processed at a cost of $9,000 and then sold for $35,000. Brandon should:      Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $8,000.     Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $26,000.                Sell as-is because the incremental loss is $2,000 if processed further.     Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $16,000.     Further process because the incremental revenues will be $35,000.

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           Brandon Machines manufactures a number of products from the same raw material. Joint processing costs total $10,000. Product A could be sold at the cut-off point for $18,000 or it can be further processed at a cost of $9,000 and then sold for $35,000. Brandon should: 

   

Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $8,000.

   

Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $26,000.

   

           Sell as-is because the incremental loss is $2,000 if processed further.

   

Further process product A because its incremental revenues will exceed incremental costs by $16,000.

   

Further process because the incremental revenues will be $35,000.

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