Sell or process further
port allen chemical company processes raw material d into joint products e and f. raw material d costs $4 per liter. it costs $100 to convert 100 liters of d into 60 liters of e and 40 liters of f. product f can be sold immediately for $4 per liter or processed further into product g at an additional cost of $6 per liter. product g can then be sold for $14 per liter.
determine whether product f should be sold or processed further into product g. calculate the net benefit (cost) of further processing.
answer per liter

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