A company has a process that results in 34000 pounds of Product A that can be sold for $8 per pound. An alternative would be to process Product A further at a cost of $227800 and then sell it for $14 per pound. Should management sell Product A now or should Product A be processed further and then sold? What is the effect of the action?

Process further, the company will be better off by $23800.

Process further, the company will be better off by $204000.

Sell now, the company will be better off by $227800.

Sell now, the company will be better off by $23800.