The Carter Corporation makes products A and B in a joint process from a single input, R. During a typical production run, 50,000 units of R yield 20,000 units of A and 30,000 units of B at the split-off point. Joint production costs total $90,000 per production run. The unit selling price for A is $4.00 and for B is $3.80 at the split-off point. However, B can be processed further at a total cost of $60,000 and then sold for $7.00 per unit.If product B is processed beyond the split-off point, the financial advantage (disadvantage) as compared to selling B at the split-off point would be:

A. ($10,000) per production run
B. $36,000 per production run
C. $96,000 per production run
D. ($42,000) per production run


Answer: B

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