What is the expected net revenue if Vision Chemical decides to process the acetone further?

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Last month, Vision Chemical spent $175,000 to refine 45,000 litres of acetone, which can be sold as is for $5.00 per litre. Vision has the option to process the acetone further to yield a total of 38,000 litres of lacquer thinner that can be sold for $3.00 per half-litre. The additional processing cost is 45 cents per litre of acetone. Also, Vision must pay shipping of 10 cents per litre of lacquer thinner and additional packaging costs of 8 cents per litre for the lacquer thinner. What is the expected net revenue if Vision Chemical decides to process the acetone further?

  A.

$200,910

  B.

$86,910

  C.

$25,910

  D.

$90,060

  E.

$204,060

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Last month, Vision Chemical spent $175,000 to refine 45,000 litres of acetone, which can be sold as is for $5.00 per litre. Vision has the option to process the acetone further to yield a total of 38,000 litres of lacquer thinner that can be sold for $3.00 per half-litre. The additional processing cost is 45 cents per litre of acetone. Also, Vision must pay shipping of 10 cents per litre of lacquer thinner and additional packaging costs of 8 cents per litre for the lacquer thinner. 

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