s, Corp. process milk and sugar to make vanilla ice cream. They sell their ice cream in large one-gallon containers to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and restaurants. Each batch produces 1,700 gallons of ice cream at a cost of $840 per batch. M & Z Creameries, Corp. sells the one-gallon containers for $23.00 each and spends $0.35 for each plastic container. M & Z Creameries, Corp. has started to determine the feasibility of adding chocolate and strawberries and sell pint-size portions at local supermarkets.

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M & Z Creameries, Corp. process milk and sugar to make vanilla ice cream. They sell their ice cream in large one-gallon containers to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and restaurants. Each batch produces 1,700 gallons of ice cream at a cost of $840 per batch. M & Z Creameries, Corp. sells the one-gallon containers for $23.00 each and spends $0.35 for each plastic container. M & Z Creameries, Corp. has started to determine the feasibility of adding chocolate and strawberries and sell pint-size portions at local supermarkets.

Further processing of each batch of ice cream could produce 24,400 pint-sized portions. A recent market study determined a demand existed for this type of product. M & Z Creameries, Corp. could sell each pint-sized portion for $2.70. Additional packaging would cost $0.30 per pint, and the additional materials would cost $0.25 per pint. There would be no change in fixed costs.

Should they continue to sell only one-gallon size containers of vanilla ice cream or convert it into chocolate and strawberry pint sized ice cream?

M & Z Creameries, Corp. Sell As Is Process Further Difference
Expected Revenue selling As Is      
Expected Revenue selling Processed further      
Additional Revenue (Process further - As Is)      
Variable cost of selling As Is      
Variable cost of selling Processed further      
Additional Costs (Process further - As Is)      
Total Net Revenue      


Should they process the ice cream further?    
 
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