23 A West Coast refinery used the following stocks of oil in a production run of gasoline. The respective costs of these stocks are shown in the adjacent column. Barrels Unit cost Light Arabian crude oil 9,880 $79 High-sulfur Alaskan oil 49,810 55 Methyl alcohol from corn 1,420 85 Texas medium weight crude 19,050 65 The average cost per barrel is, a $62.08 b $60.87 c $59.67 d $58.50
23 A West Coast refinery used the following stocks of oil in a production run of gasoline. The respective costs of these stocks are shown in the adjacent column. Barrels Unit cost Light Arabian crude oil 9,880 $79 High-sulfur Alaskan oil 49,810 55 Methyl alcohol from corn 1,420 85 Texas medium weight crude 19,050 65 The average cost per barrel is, a $62.08 b $60.87 c $59.67 d $58.50
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23 | A West Coast refinery used the following stocks of oil in a production run of gasoline. The respective costs of these stocks are shown in the adjacent column. |
Barrels | Unit cost | |||
Light Arabian crude oil | 9,880 | $79 | ||
High-sulfur Alaskan oil | 49,810 | 55 | ||
Methyl alcohol from corn | 1,420 | 85 | ||
Texas medium weight crude | 19,050 | 65 |
The average cost per barrel is, | |||
a | $62.08 | ||
b | $60.87 | ||
c | $59.67 | ||
d | $58.50 |
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