The Silver Center (TSC) produces cups and platters. TSC purchases silver and other metals that are processed into silver alloy that is used to make platters and cups. TSC incurred $40,000 of materials cost and $44,000 of labor cost to produce the silver alloy. Platters are made first and the residual alloy is remixed into a lower grade silver plated material that is used to make the cups. Remixing cost amount to $2,000. The recent batch contained 4,000 platters and 1,000 cups. TSC sold the platters for $100,000 and the cups for $12,000. Based on this information the total amount of joint cost is?a. $67,200.b. $32,800.c. $12,000.d. $(4,800).

Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?