Wp corporation produces products x, y, and z from a single raw material input in a joint production process. budgeted data for the next month is as follows:

product x product y product z
units produced 1,600 2,100 3,100
per unit sales value at split-off $ 14.00 $ 19.00 $ 16.00
added processing costs per unit $ 5.00 $ 7.00 $ 7.00
per unit sales value if processed further $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 25.00
the cost of the joint raw material input is $69,000. which of the products should be processed beyond the split-off point?

product x product y product z
a) yes yes no
b) yes no yes
c) no yes no
d) no yes yes
multiple choice

choice a

choice b

choice c

choice d

Why does the united states government provide tax breaks related to the amount of money companies spend on research and development? a. to provide incentives for companies to conduct research and development to allow antitrust authorities b. to challenge joint research efforts c. to protect the right of inventors d. to produce and sell their inventions e. to involve less government scrutiny than a government funded project

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Juan's investment portfolio was valued at $125,640 at the beginning of the year. during the year, juan received $603 in interest income and $298 in dividend income. juan also sold shares of stock and realized $1,459 in capital gains. juan's portfolio is valued at $142,608 at the end of the year. all income and realized gains were reinvested. no funds were contributed or withdrawn during the year. what is the amount of income juan must declare this year for income tax purposes?