Gierlach Beet Processors, Inc

question 55

Multiple Choice

Gierlach Beet Processors, Inc., processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $27 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 $27 or processed further for $14 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $34. 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 $58. 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)$(47)
• B)$(20)
• C)$(3)
• D)$(25)

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