Farm Dairy has a process that results in 1,000 liters of milk that can be sold for $2 per liter and cost per liter is $1 per liter. An alternative would be to process milk further at an additional cost of $2 and then sell it as cream for $5 per liter. Should management sell milk now or should cream be processed further and then sold? Select one: a. Sell now; the company will be better off by $3,000. O b. Process further; the company will be better off by $3,000. c. Sell now; the company will be better off by $2,000. O d. Process further; the company will be better off by $2,000

Farm Dairy has a process that results in 1,000 liters of milk that can be sold for $2 per liter and cost per liter is $1 per liter. An alternative would be to process milk further at an additional cost of $2 and then sell it as cream for $5 per liter. Should management sell milk now or should cream be processed further and then sold? Select one: a. Sell now; the company will be better off by $3,000. O b. Process further; the company will be better off by $3,000. c. Sell now; the company will be better off by $2,000. O d. Process further; the company will be better off by $2,000

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Farm Dairy has a process that results in 1,000 liters of milk that can be sold for $2 per liter and cost per liter is $1 per liter. An alternative would be to
process milk further at an additional cost of $2 and then sell it as cream for $5 per liter. Should management sell milk now or should cream be processed
further and then sold?
Select one:
a. Sell now; the company will be better off by $3,000.
b. Process further; the company will be better off by $3,000.
c. Sell now; the company will be better off by $2,000.
d. Process further; the company will be better off by $2,000

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