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Betram Chemicals Company processes a number of chemical compounds used in producing industrial cleaning products. One compound is decomposed into two chemicals: anderine and dofinol. The cost of processing one batch of compound is $73,000, and the result is 5,900 gallons of anderine and 8,200 gallons of dofinol. Betram Chemicals can sell the anderine at split-off for $12.00 per gallon and the dofinol for $6.30 per gallon. Alternatively, the anderine can be processed further at a cost of $7.90 per gallon (of anderine) into cermine. It takes 4 gallons of anderine for every gallon of cermine. A gallon of cermine sells for $65

Betram Chemicals Company processes a number of chemical compounds used in producing industrial cleaning products. One compound is decomposed into two chemicals: anderine and dofinol. The cost of processing one batch of compound is $73,000, and the result is 5,900 gallons of anderine and 8,200 gallons of dofinol. Betram Chemicals can sell the anderine at split-off for $12.00 per gallon and the dofinol for $6.30 per gallon. Alternatively, the anderine can be processed further at a cost of $7.90 per gallon (of anderine) into cermine. It takes 4 gallons of anderine for every gallon of cermine. A gallon of cermine sells for $65

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Betram Chemicals Company processes a number of chemical compounds used in producing industrial cleaning products. One compound is decomposed into two chemicals: anderine and dofinol. The cost of processing one batch of compound is $73,000, and the result is 5,900 gallons of anderine and 8,200 gallons of dofinol. Betram Chemicals can sell the anderine at split-off for $12.00 per gallon and the dofinol for $6.30 per gallon. Alternatively, the anderine can be processed further at a cost of $7.90 per gallon (of anderine) into cermine. It takes 4 gallons of anderine for every gallon of cermine. A gallon of cermine sells for $65.

 

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