Schneider Meat Processing Corporation is a major processor of beef and other meat products. The company has a large amount of T-bone steak on hand, and is trying to decide whether to sell the T-bone steaks as is or to process them further into filet mignon and New York cut steaks.

Management believes that a 1-pound T-bone steak would yield the following profit:

Wholesale selling price ($2.25 per pound)