Lido Company Manufactures a and B from a Joint Process

Lido Company manufactures A and B 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. Ten thousand pounds of B can be sold at split-off for $15 per pound or processed further at an additional cost of $20,000 and later sold for $16. If Lido decides to process B 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) decrease by $58,000.

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