When asked about her new boss, an employee says that, "The relationship is simple - he tells me what to do, and I do it. I only get what support is deemed absolutely necessary to a project. If I think that the support is simply inadequate, I ask for more. However, the last time that I did that, he put someone else on the job." This employee is probably a(n):

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