Sell or Process Further Abica Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,200 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,200 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $12,701 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.

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Abica Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,200 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,200 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $12,701 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.

a.  Prepare a differential analysis dated October 6 on whether to sell regular Columbian (Alternative 1) or process further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2). For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Differential Analysis
Sell Regular Columbian (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alt. 2)
October 6
  Sell
Regular
Columbian
(Alternative 1)
Process
Further into
Decaf
Columbian
(Alternative 2)
Differential
Effect
on Income
(Alternative 2)
Revenues $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_1 $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_2 $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_3
Costs fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_4 fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_5 fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_6
Income (Loss) $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_7 $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_8 $fill in the blank ddba1df9202a028_9
 
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b.  Should Abica sell Columbian coffee or process further and sell Decaf Columbian?
Sell Columbian 

c.  Determine the price of Decaf Columbian that would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing further and selling Decaf Columbian. Round your answer to two decimal places.
$fill in the blank e612d9ff4fa6ff3_2 per pound

 
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