Rise N Shine Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,000 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,000 pounds, which cost $5.51 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9.49 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $11.78 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $8,097 per batch. The additional processing will also cause a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.

Required:

A.

Prepare a differential analysis dated October 6 on whether to sell regular Columbian (Alternative 1) or process further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2). Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter 0. A colon (:) will automatically appear if required.

B.

Should Rise N Shine sell Columbian coffee or process further and sell Decaf Columbian?

c. Determine the price of Decaf Columbian that would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing further and selling Decaf Columbian. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

	Sell Regular Columbian	Process Further into Decaf Columbian	Differential Effect on Income
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