- Boney Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs 554 to buy from formers and $13 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beetjuice, emerge from the crushing process. The beetfiber can be sold ns is for $24 or processed further for 517 to make the end product industrial Fiber that is sold for $65. The beetjuice can be sold as is for 545 or processed further for 521 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $65. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing one batch of sugar beets into the end products Industrial fiber and refined sugar rather than not processing that batch at all