Bowdish Corporation purchases potatoes from farmers. The potatoes are then peele

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Bowdish Corporation purchases potatoes from farmers. The potatoes are then peeled, producing two intermediate products-peels and depeeled spuds. The peels can then be processed further to make a cocktail of organic nutrients. And the depeeled spuds can be processed further to make frozen french fries. A batch of potatoes costs $44 to buy from farmers and $12 to peel in the company's plant. The peels produced from a batch can be sold as is for animal feed for $26 or processed further for $17 to make the cocktail of nutrients that are sold for $46. The depeeled spuds can be sold as is for $37 or processed further for $26 to make frozen french fries that are sold for $58.

Assuming that no other costs are involved in processing potatoes or in selling products, how much money does the company make from processing one batch of potatoes into the cocktail of organic nutrients and frozen french fries? (Input the amount as a positive value.)

Should each of the intermediate products, peels and depeeled spuds, be processed further into an end product? (Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign..)

Bowdish Corporation purchases potatoes from farmers. The potatoes are then peeled, producing two intermediate products-peels and depeeled spuds. The peels can then be processed further to make a cocktail of organic nutrients. And the depeeled spuds can be processed further to make frozen french fries. A batch of potatoes costs $44 to buy from farmers and $12 to peel in the company's plant. The peels produced from a batch can be sold as is for animal feed for $26 or processed further for $17 to make the cocktail of nutrients that are sold for $46. The depeeled spuds can be sold as is for $37 or processed further for $26 to make frozen french fries that are sold for $58.

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(A) Analysis of the profitability of the overall operation:

(B) Analysis of sell or process further:

Particulars Amount ($) Combined final sales value ($46 + $58) 104 Less: Costs of producing the end products: Cost of potatoes $44 Cost of peeling $12 Cost of further processing peels $17 Cost of further processing depeeled spuds $26 Total 99 Profit (loss) 5

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