Sugar beets are batch-processed at Kosakowski Corporation. Farmers charge $66 for a batch of sugar beets, and the company's facility charges $17 to crush them. Beet fibre and juice, two intermediate products, are produced during the crushing process. The beet fibre may be sold for $23 if it is sold as is, or it can be processed further for $13 to produce industrial fibre, which can be sold for $36. The price of the beet juice is $42, or it can be processed further for $20 to create refined sugar, which is then sold for $84. How much more money does the business make (lose) while processing one batch of sugar beets into refined sugar and industrial fibre? a. $22 b. ($18) c. ($116) d. $4

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Sugar beets are batch-processed at Kosakowski Corporation. Farmers charge $66 for a batch of sugar beets, and the company's facility charges $17 to crush them. Beet fibre and juice, two intermediate products, are produced during the crushing process. The beet fibre may be sold for $23 if it is sold as is, or it can be processed further for $13 to produce industrial fibre, which can be sold for $36. The price of the beet juice is $42, or it can be processed further for $20 to create refined sugar, which is then sold for $84. How much more money does the business make (lose) while processing one batch of sugar beets into refined sugar and industrial fibre?
a. $22
b. ($18)
c. ($116)
d. $4 

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