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When a product is the result of a joint process, the decision to process the product past the splitoff point further should be influenced by
a the total amount of the joint costs.
b the portion of the joint costs allocated to the individual products.
c the extra revenue earned past the splitoff point.
d the extra operating income earned past the splitoff point.

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