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Dermody Snow Removal's cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $2,960 per month plus $326 per snow-day. For the month of December, the company planned for activity of 20 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 18 snow-days. The actual vehicle operating cost for the month was $9,770. The spending variance for vehicle operating cost in December would be closest to Multiple Choice $290 U $290 F $942 U Stinehelfer Beet Processors, Inc., processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $49 to buy from farmers and $11 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 $25 or processed further for $17 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $37. The beet juice can be sold as is for $45 or processed further for $29 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $71. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is? the suger rather than selig Multiple Choice ($32) $60 ($3)