Hill Co Can Further Process Product O to Produce Product P

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True/False

Hill Co. can further process Product O to produce Product P. Product O is currently selling for $60 per pound and costs $42 per pound to produce. Product P would sell for $82 per pound and would require an additional cost of $13 per pound to produce.
The differential cost of producing Product P is $13 per pound.

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Percent Change

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