Reference no: EM1313169
Decision based on sell or process further of a product.
Missou Mining Company mines an iron ore called Alpha. During the month of December, 400,000 tons of Alpha were mined and processed at a cost of $742,500. As the Alpha ore ismined, it is processed into Delta and Pi, where 60% of the Alpha output becomes Delta and 40% becomes Pi. Each product can be sold as is or processed into the refined products Super Delta and Precision Pi. Selling prices for these products are:
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Delta
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Super Delta
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Pi
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Precision Pi
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Selling Price
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$7/ton
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$15/ton
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$12/ton
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$24/ton
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Processing costs to refin Delta into Super Delta are $2,400,000; processing costs to refine Pi into Precision Pi are $1,600,000
Required:
a. Should Delta and Pi be sold as is or refined into Super Delta and Precision Pi?
b. Identify any costs in the the problem that are not relevant to this decision
c. What is the maximum profit that Missou Mining Company can expect to earn from the production of the 400,000 tons of Alpha?
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