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Question - Crooks Corporation processes sugar beets in batches that it purchases from farmers for $57 a batch. A batch of sugar beets costs $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 $28. If processed further by an additional cost of $17, the end product industrial fiber can be sold for $67. The beet juice can be sold as is for $39. Or if processed further with an additional cost of $24, the end product refined sugar can be sold for $54. Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?

A. beet fiber should be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should NOT be processed into refined sugar

B. beet fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should be processed into refined sugar

C. beet fiber should be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should be processed into refined sugar

D. beet fiber should NOT be processed into industrial fiber; beet juice should NOT be processed into refined sugar