Duarte Corporation Processes Sugar Beets That It Purchases from Farmers

question 94

Multiple Choice

Duarte Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers.Sugar beets are processed in batches.A batch of sugar beets costs $31 to buy from farmers and $15 to crush in the company's plant.Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process.The beet fiber can be sold as is for $27 or processed further for $14 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $44.The beet juice can be sold as is for $32 or processed further for $29 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $50. How much more profit (loss) does the company make by processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is?

• A)$(34)
• B)$(11)
• C)$(26)
• D)$(57)

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