Resendes Refiners, Inc., processes sugar cane that it purchases from farmers. Sugar cane is processed in batches. A batch of sugar cane costs $48 to buy from farmers and $16 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, cane fiber and cane juice, emerge from the crushing process. The cane fiber can be sold as is for $24 or processed further for $17 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $38. The cane juice can be sold as is for $34 or processed further for $23 to make the end product molasses that is sold for $76.
-Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?
A)Cane fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should be processed into molasses
B)Cane fiber should be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should be processed into molasses
C)Cane fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should NOT be processed into molasses
D)Cane fiber should be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should NOT be processed into molasses

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The Answer of Resendes Refiners, Inc., processes sugar cane that it purchases from farmers. Sugar cane is processed in batches. A batch of sugar cane costs $48 to buy from farmers and $16 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, cane fiber and cane juice, emerge from the crushing process. The cane fiber can be sold as is for $24 or processed further for $17 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $38. The cane juice can be sold as is for $34 or processed further for $23 to make the end product molasses that is sold for $76.
-Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?
A)Cane fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should be processed into molasses
B)Cane fiber should be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should be processed into molasses
C)Cane fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should NOT be processed into molasses
D)Cane fiber should be processed into industrial fiber;Cane juice should NOT be processed into molasses