Mae Refiners, Inc., processes sugar cane that it purchases from farmers. Sugar cane is processed...

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Mae Refiners, Inc., 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 S13 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 cone into the end products Industrial fiber and molasses rather than not processing that batch at all? Multiple Choice O ($4) per batch $14 per batch $18 per batch ($114) per batch

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