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Paul Bunyon Lumber

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Paul Bunyon Lumber Co. produces several products that can be sold at the split-off point or processed further and then sold. The following results are from a recent period: $\begin{array}{lrrr}& \text { Sales Value } & \text { Additional } & \text { Sales Value after } \\\text { Product } & \text { at Split-off } & \text { Variable Costs } & \text { FurtherProcessing }\\\text { Green lumber } & \$ 159,600 & \$ 24,000 & \$ 178,000 \\\text { Rough lumber } & 124,000 & 28,200 & 173,600 \\\text { Sawdust } & 102,000 & 19,600 & 130,000\end{array}$
-The additional profit that would result from processing rough lumber further is

• A) $21,400.
• B) $49,600.
• C) $145,400.
• D) $95,800.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, expressing the sensitivity of demand to price changes.

Price Elasticity

An evaluation of how shifts in a good's price affect the quantity of it demanded.

Slope

In mathematics, the rate at which a line or curve inclines or declines, calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a product and the quantity of the product that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.