Exercise $13-13($Algo$)$ Sell or Process Further Decision $[$LO$13-7]$

Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing $1$ ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $$69,000$ per ton, one$-$fourth of which is allocated to product $x15.$ Seven thousand five hundred units of product $x15$ are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can either be sold at the split$-$off point for $$12$ each, or processed further at a total cost of $$9,200$ and then sold for $$18$ each.

Required:

What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of further processing product $x15?$

Should product $x15$ be processed further or sold at the split$-$off point?