Landmark Coal operates a mine. During July, the company obtained $500$ tons of ore, which yielded $250$ pounds of gold and $63,700$ pounds of copper. The joipt cost related to the operation was $$500,000.$ Gold sells for $$325$ per ounce and copper sells for $$0\mathrm{.}89$ per pound. Allocate the joint costs using relative weight. With th$$se costs, what is the profit or loss associated with Copper?

Round to two decimal places.

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