Wildhorse & Sons produces tomato juice and tomato puree from fresh tomatoes grown by local farmers. The company purchases largecrates of tomatoes and then washes, sorts, scalds, peels, and crushes them, at which point the juice and the pulp are separatelyidentifiable. Wildhorse currently processes the pulp further to transform it into his great-great-grandmother's secret-recipe spaghettisauce. The specifics on each of these products for one month are as follows.Joint processing costsQuantity of tomato juice producedValue of tomato juiceQuantity of tomato puree producedAdditional cost to make spaghetti sauceFinal sales value of spaghetti sauce$160,0006,000 gallons$2 per gallon14,000 pounds$19,000$182,000 Assuming that Wildhorse could otherwise sell the tomato puree as-is for $153,000 (instead of turning it into spaghetti sauce),would you recommend that he process both of these products past the split-off point? Show how much better or worse offWildhorse would be if the puree and the juice are both processed further.JuicePuree

Based on the information provided, it would be more profitable for Wildhorse to sell the tomato…

Answered: Wildhorse & Sons produces tomato juice…

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