Derrick Industries processes cocoa beans that it purchases from farmers. Cocoa beans are processed in batches. A batch of cocoa beans costs $50 to buy from farmers and $33 to process in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, emerge from the processing. The cocoa butter can be sold as is for $18 or processed further for $55 to make the end product premium cocoa butter, which is sold for $108. The cocoa powder can be sold as is for $65 or processed further for $57 to make the end product refined cocoa powder, which is sold for $108. How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch of cocoa beans into the end products premium cocoa butter and refined cocoa powder?
Derrick Industries processes cocoa beans that it purchases from farmers. Cocoa beans are processed in batches. A batch of cocoa beans costs $50 to buy from farmers and $33 to process in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, emerge from the processing. The cocoa butter can be sold as is for $18 or processed further for $55 to make the end product premium cocoa butter, which is sold for $108. The cocoa powder can be sold as is for $65 or processed further for $57 to make the end product refined cocoa powder, which is sold for $108. How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch of cocoa beans into the end products premium cocoa butter and refined cocoa powder?
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Transcribed Image Text:Derrick Industries processes cocoa beans that it purchases from farmers.
Cocoa beans are processed in batches. A batch of cocoa beans costs $50 to
buy from farmers and $33 to process in the company's plant. Two
intermediate products, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, emerge from the
processing. The cocoa butter can be sold as is for $18 or processed further
for $55 to make the end product premium cocoa butter, which is sold for
$108. The cocoa powder can be sold as is for $65 or processed further for
$57 to make the end product refined cocoa powder, which is sold for $108.
How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch
of cocoa beans into the end products premium cocoa butter and refined
cocoa powder?
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