Duarte Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers. Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $31 to buy from farmers and $15 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $27 or processed further for $14 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $44. The beet juice can be sold as is for $32 or processed further for $29 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $50.
-Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?
A)beet fiber should be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should be processed into refined sugar
B)beet fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should NOT be processed into refined sugar
C)beet fiber should be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should NOT be processed into refined sugar
D)beet fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should be processed into refined sugar

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Beet fiber can be processed further into industrial fiber which has many uses such as in paper-making, textiles and construction materials. However, beet juice should not be further processed into refined sugar as it has already been processed and refined during the initial stages of sugar production. Refining it further would result in loss of nutrients and a decrease in quality.

Duarte Corporation Processes Sugar Beets That It Purchases from Farmers