G A joint product is: Select one: a. Any product which consists of several parts. b. Any product produced by a company with more than one product line. c. Any product involved in a make or buy decision. d. One of several products produced from a common input.

The correct answer is letter "D": One of several products produced from a common input.

Explanation:

Joint products are those manufactured by large companies whose production process is the same at an early stage for all the different products being produced, but at a certain stage, called a split-off, the products begin to have their own characteristics.

Since the products initially come from the same input, the costs are allocated in the bundle. After the split-off, the cost of production is allocated to each type of product.

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a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.