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Nicole Mcwhorter
on Nov 19, 2024
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Mae Refiners, Incorporated, processes sugar cane that it purchases from farmers. Sugar cane is processed in batches. A batch of sugar cane costs $60 to buy from farmers and $13 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, cane fiber and cane juice, emerge from the crushing process. The cane fiber can be sold as is for $29 or processed further for $13 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $61. The cane juice can be sold as is for $40 or processed further for $28 to make the end product molasses that is sold for $67.What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing one batch of sugar cane into the end products industrial fiber and molasses rather than not processing that batch at all?
A) ($4) per batch
B) ($114) per batch
C) $18 per batch
D) $14 per batch
Intermediate Product
A product that requires further processing before it becomes a finished good.
Processed Further
Refers to additional operations or treatments applied to a product after its initial processing stage.
Financial Advantage
The benefit gained in a financial aspect, which can refer to lower costs, greater returns, or other financial gains.
- Determine the monetary gains or losses associated with processing intermediate items into final products.
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TJ
Learning Objectives
- Determine the monetary gains or losses associated with processing intermediate items into final products.