The triple-bottom-line philosophy says that: companies should treat their local, national, and global customers fairly. business success increases by having three times more contingent workers than permanent employees. companies should try to support the economic, social, and environmental spheres of sustainability. companies should pay three times as much attention to profits as they do to employee wellbeing. the main goal of all companies is to satisfy the needs of three groups: employees, shareholders, and suppliers.

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer