Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and...

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Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $63,000 per ton, one-fourth of which is allocated to product X15. Six thousand eight hundred units of product X15 are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can be either sold at the split-off point for $16 each or processed further at a total cost of $6,100 and then sold for $21 each. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing product X15? 2. Should product X15 be processed further or sold at the split-off point? 1. 2. Product X15 should be Wexpro, Incorporated, produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $63,000 per ton, one-fourth of which is allocated to product X15. Six thousand eight hundred units of product X15 are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can be either sold at the split-off point for $16 each or processed further at a total cost of $6,100 and then sold for $21 each. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing product X15? 2. Should product X15 be processed further or sold at the split-off point? 1. 2. Product X15 should be