Stinehelfer Beet Processors, Inc., processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of

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Stinehelfer Beet Processors, Inc., processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $56 to buy from farmers and $13 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 $24 or processed further for $12 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $31. The beet juice can be sold as is for $43 or processed further for $29 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $91. How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is?

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Hi, Please find the calculations as follows: Beet Fiber Sales value after further processing 58 Costs of further processing 19 Benefit of further processing 39 Less: Sales value at split-off point 20 Net advantage (disadvantage) 19 Beet Juice Sales value after further processing 58 Costs of further processing 23 Benefit of further processing 35 Less: Sales value at split-off point 41 Net advantage (disadvantage) -6 Best Fiber should be processed further. Thanks, Aman

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