QUESTION 3 (26 MARKS) Namib Mills makes use of sugarcane to manufacture Marathon Sugar, Paper Pulp and Molasses. Molasses is the only by-product obtained in the preparation of sugar through repeated crystallisation, the yield of molasses per tonne of sugarcane is 5%. Molasses is sold at N\$5 per kg and the cost of repeated crystallisation is N$0.50 per kg. The company harvest a total of 9 tonnes of sugarcane in the current year, the company harvests the exact amount of sugarcane planted. The amount of sugar extracted from a single tonne of sugarcane amounts to 600kg and 350kg of paper pulp. The initial process of manufacturing commences with the planting of cane setts (raw material) on the ground which costs N\$11 111 per tonne. The next step involves fertilising the ground to make it conducive for production at a cost of N$1389 per bag enough to cover a single tonne cane setts. The company spend a total of N$54000 on irrigation of the plantation. Workers are involved in the plantation and harvesting of the sugarcane, throughout the entire process. Labourers are paid at a rate of N$107.5 per hour and the total numbers of hours worked in the year was 800 hours in total. A harvesting machine used during the harvesting season is rented for an amount N$45000 for the whole year. Sugar produced from the sugarcane is sold for N\$50 per kg and the paper pulp is sold for N$40 per kg. After harvesting, the sugar has to go through a milling process before it is ready to be sold. The milling process costs N$20000 in total for the year. In order for the pulp from the sugarcane to be turned into paper pulp, it has to be mixed with bleach and chemicals before it becomes a finished paper pulp product. The bleach and chemicals used for the year on the paper pulp amounted to N\$15 000 in total. Namib Mills reduces the joint costs by the net realizable value of the by-product