Phillippe inc. manufactures a and 8 from a joint process (cost $80,000). five thousand pounds of a can be sold at split-off for $20 per pound or processed further at an additional cost of $20,000 and then sold for $25 per pound. if phillippe decides to process a beyond the split-off point, operating income will
a. increase by $10,000.
b. increase by $20,000.
c. decrease by $10,000.
d. decrease by $20,000.
e. increase by $5,000.

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?

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