Donder Milling Company Purchases Logs and Mills Them into Various

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Multiple Choice

Donder Milling Company purchases logs and mills them into various grades of lumber. During the sawing and planning process, a considerable amount of sawdust is generated. Currently, Donder sells the sawdust to a particle board manufacturer for $50 per truckload. Donder is considering processing the sawdust into particle board itself. One truckload of sawdust can be made into 20 sheets of particle board selling for $8 per sheet. Further processing costs are $7 per board.
-Refer to the Figure.Assume that the cost of logs falls by half.Should Donder sell the sawdust at split-off or process it further,and what is the effect on income?

• A)Process further; the reduction in the cost of logs makes that option more profitable than it was before.
• B)Sell at split-off; the decrease in the cost of the logs makes that option more profitable than it was before.
• C)Sell at split-off; the reduction in the cost of the logs is irrelevant.
• D)Process further; the reduction in the cost of the logs will lower further processing costs.

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