Dodge Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $44,900 a year. The company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below:
Product X Product Y Total
Allocated joint processing costs $17,600 $27,300 $44,900
Sales value at split-off point $27,200 $37,200 $64,400
Costs of further processing $22,800 $19,600 $42,400
Sales value after further processing $44,100 $62,000 $106,100

What is the net monetary advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product X beyond the split-off point?

$30,900

$21,300

$3,700

($5,900)