Ecker, Inc. produces milk at a total cost of $66,000. The production generates 60,000 gallons of milk which can be sold for $1 per gallon to a pasteurization company, or the milk can be processed further into ice cream and then sold for $2.50 per gallon. It costs $75,000 more to turn the annual milk supply into ice cream.
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If Ecker processes the milk into ice cream, how much is the incremental profit or loss? Should Ecker process the milk into ice cream or sell it as is?

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The Answer of Ecker, Inc. produces milk at a total cost of $66,000. The production generates 60,000 gallons of milk which can be sold for $1 per gallon to a pasteurization company, or the milk can be processed further into ice cream and then sold for $2.50 per gallon. It costs $75,000 more to turn the annual milk supply into ice cream.
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If Ecker processes the milk into ice cream, how much is the incremental profit or loss? Should Ecker process the milk into ice cream or sell it as is?