Accounting 26th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac

Exercise 2

A Process or sell
Product T is produced for $5.90 per pound. Product T can be sold without additional processing for $7.10 per pound, or processed further into Product U at an additional cost of $0.74 per pound. Product U can be sold for $8.00 per pound. Prepare a differential analysis dated August 2 on whether to sell Product T (Alternative 1) or process further into Product U (Alternative 2).
B Process or sell
Product D is produced for $24 per gallon. Product D can be sold without additional processing for $36 per gallon, or processed further into Product E at an additional cost of $9 per gallon. Product E can be sold for $43 per gallon. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 26 on whether to sell Product D (Alternative 1) or process further into Product E (Alternative 2).