Problem 12-20 Sell or Process Further Decision [LO12-7] (Prepared from a situati
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Problem 12-20 Sell or Process Further Decision [LO12-7]
(Prepared from a situation suggested by Professor John W. Hardy.) Lone Star Meat Packers is a major processor of beef and other meat products. The company has a large amount of T-bone steak on hand, and it is trying to decide whether to sell the T-bone steaks as they are initially cut or to process them further into filet mignon and the New York cut.
If the T-bone steaks are sold as initially cut, the company figures that a 1-pound T-bone steak would yield the following profit:
If the company were to further process the T-bone steaks, then cutting one side of a T-bone steak provides the filet mignon and cutting the other side provides the New York cut. One 16-ounce T-bone steak cut in this way will yield one 6-ounce filet mignon and one 8-ounce New York cut; the remaining ounces are waste. It costs $0.13 to further process one T-bone steak into the filet mignon and New York cuts. The filet mignon can be sold for $4.40 per pound, and the New York cut can be sold for $3.50 per pound.
Required:
1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one T-bone steak into filet mignon and New York cut steaks?
2. Would you recommend that the T-bone steaks be sold as initially cut or processed further?
Selling price ($2.50 per pound) $ 2.50 Less joint costs incurred up to the split-off point whereT-bone steak can be identified as a separate product 1.65 Profit per pound $ 0.85
Explanation / Answer
1) Calculate financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one T-bone steak into filet mignon and New York cut steaks
5.27 is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one T-bone steak into filet mignon and New York cut steaks.
2) The company should sold T bone steaks after processed further.
Sale price of one filet mignon 4.40 Sale price of one new york cut 3.50 Total Sale after further processing 7.90 Less: Sale price if Sale as is -2.50 Incremental Sale price 5.40 Less: Incremental cost -0.13 Incremental profit (loss) 5.27