A company processes raw cocoa into two intermediate products: cocoa powder and cocoa butter. The company has the option to sell cocoa butter as is or process it further into refined cocoa butter. Selling price of cocoa butter (as is): $50 Additional processing cost to refine cocoa butter: $30 Selling price of refined cocoa butter: $75 How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing cocoa butter into refined cocoa butter rather than selling it as is? A. ($8) B. ($5) C. ($12) D. ($20)

A company processes raw cocoa into two intermediate products: cocoa powder and cocoa butter. The company has the option to sell cocoa butter as is or process it further into refined cocoa butter. Selling price of cocoa butter (as is): $50 Additional processing cost to refine cocoa butter: $30 Selling price of refined cocoa butter: $75 How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing cocoa butter into refined cocoa butter rather than selling it as is? A. ($8) B. ($5) C. ($12) D. ($20)

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