Candra GmbH obtains two products from a common input, Crude Oil. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $66,400 per year. Candra allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below: Light Crude Oil Heavy Crude Oil Allocated joint processing costs $36,700 $29,700 Sales value at split-off point $43,306 $35,046 Costs of further processing $32,500 $35,300 Sales Value after further processing $75,475 $70,941 What is the net monetary advantage in dollars of processing Light Crude Oil beyond the split-off point into gasoline? Do not include a $. Enter a net disadvantage as a negative.

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Candra GmbH obtains two products from a common input, Crude Oil. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $66,400 per year. Candra allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below:

  Light Crude Oil Heavy Crude Oil
Allocated joint processing costs $36,700 $29,700
Sales value at split-off point $43,306 $35,046
Costs of further processing $32,500 $35,300
Sales Value after further processing $75,475 $70,941

What is the net monetary advantage in dollars of processing Light Crude Oil beyond the split-off point into gasoline? Do not include a $. Enter a net disadvantage as a negative.

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