The Instant Pot electric pressure cooker was introduced in 2010 and had a slow start, but word of mouth from social media and influential bloggers created an explosive growth in demand for the versatile multi-cooker. Competitors such as Ninja and Crock-Pot pressure cookers have entered the market and prices have begun to stabilize for Instant Pot. What stage in the product life cycle would the Instant Pot be

Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.