Mizzou Mining Company mines an iron ore called Alpha. During the month of December, 413,000 tons of Alpha were mined and processed at a cost of $749,000. As the Alpha ore is mined, it is processed into Delta and Pi, where 60% of the Alpha output becomes Delta and 40% becomes Pi. Each product can be sold as is or processed into the refined products Super Delta and Precision Pi. Selling prices for these products are:
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Super Delta |
Pi |
Precision Pi |
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$11/ton |
$16/ton |
$15/ton |
$26/ton |
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Processing costs to refine Delta into Super Delta are $2,478,000: processing costs to refine Pi into Precision Pi are $1,652,000.
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What would be the incremental profit or loss per unit if Delta is refined into Super Delta? (Input the amount as positive value. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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What is the maximum profit that Mizzou Mining Company can expect to earn from the production of the 413,000 tons of Alpha? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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