Grassy Fertilizer manufactures two lines of garden grade fertilizer as part of a

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Grassy Fertilizer manufactures two lines of garden grade fertilizer as part of a joint production process: GF10 and GF20. Joint costs up to Grassy’s split-off point total $85,000 per batch. These joint costs are allocated to GF10 and GF20 in proportion to their relative sales values at the split-off point of $40,000 and $60,000, respectively.

Both lines of garden grade fertilizer can be further processed into commercial grade fertilizer. The following table summarizes the costs and revenue associated with additional processing of GF10 and GF20:
GF10 processing costs 18,000 Final selling price per batch of commercial fertilizer 67,000
GF20 processing costs 38,000 Final selling price per batch of commercial fertilizer 97,000


(a) The $85,000 in joint costs should be allocated to each product as follows:
GF10 $____________, GF20 $____________

(b) Which product (GF10 or GF20) would result in a net decrease in operating income if processed into a commercial grade fertilizer? ____________

(c) Which product (GF10 or GF20) would result in a net increase in operating income if processed into a commercial grade fertilizer? ____________

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