Duarte Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers. Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $43 to buy from farmers and $29 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $13 or processed further for $49 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $97. The beet juice can be sold as is for $61 or processed further for $53 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $97. How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch of sugar beets into the end products industrial fiber and refined sugar? 0 $(174) 0 $(4) 0 $20 0 $27

Duarte Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers. Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $43 to buy from farmers and $29 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $13 or processed further for $49 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $97. The beet juice can be sold as is for $61 or processed further for $53 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $97. How much profit (loss) does the company make by processing one batch of sugar beets into the end products industrial fiber and refined sugar? 0 $(174) 0 $(4) 0 $20 0 $27