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Sell or Process Further
Zing Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 5,800 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 5,800 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $12,542 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated October 6 on whether to sell regular Columbian (Alternative 1) or process further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2). For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Differential Analysis | |||
Sell Regular Columbian (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alt. 2) | |||
October 6 | |||
Sell Regular Columbian (Alternative 1) |
Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
Revenues | $ | $ | $ |
Costs | |||
Income (Loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. Should Zing sell Columbian coffee or process
further and sell Decaf Columbian?
c. Determine the price of Decaf Columbian that
would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing
further and selling Decaf Columbian. Round your answer to two
decimal places.
$ per pound