Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing $1$ ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $$50,000$ per ton, one$-$fourth of which is allocated to product X$15.$ Seven thousand seven hundred units of product X$15$ are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can either be sold at the split$-$off point for $$17$ each, or processed further at a total cost of $$6,200$ and then sold for $$23$ each.

Required:

$1.$ What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of further processing product X$15?$

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