Kosakowski Corporation Processes Sugar Beets in Batches

question 80

Multiple Choice

Kosakowski Corporation processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $66 to buy from farmers and $17 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 $23 or processed further for $13 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $36. The beet juice can be sold as is for $42 or processed further for $20 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $84. How much more profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch of sugar beets into the end products industrial fiber and refined sugar?

• A)$(18)
• B)$4
• C)$22
• D)$(116)

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