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Boney Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers, Sugar beets are processed in batches, A batch of sugar beets costs $45 to buy from farmers and $12 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $17 or processed further for $16 to make the end product industrial fiber that is soid for $57. The beet juice can be sold as is for $40 or processed further for $20 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $57. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is? Mustiple Choice (\$22) (\$3) (\$33) (567)