Stenback
Chemical has spent
$242,000
to refine
73,000
gallons of acetone, which can be sold for
$2.30
a gallon. Alternatively,
Stenback
Chemical can process the acetone further. This processing will yield a total of
63,000
gallons of lacquer thinner that can be sold for
$3.00
a gallon. The additional processing will cost
$0.65
per gallon of lacquer thinner. To sell the lacquer thinner,
Stenback
Chemical must pay shipping of
$0.24
a gallon and administrative expenses of
$0.12
a gallon on the thinner.
Requirements
1. |
Identify the sunk cost. Is the sunk cost relevant to
Stenback's decision? Why or why not? |
2. |
Should
StenbackStenback sell the acetone as is or process it into lacquer thinner? Show the expected net revenue difference between the two alternatives. |
Requirement 1. Identify the sunk cost. Is the sunk cost relevant to
StenbackStenback's
decision? Why or why not?
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is a sunk cost that |
differ between alternatives of selling as is or processing |
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further. Consequently, this sunk cost of $ |
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to the sell or process further decision. |
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