How Harper Chicken Corporation Processes and Packages Chicken

What are the different products that Harper Chicken Corporation produces from raw chicken? Harper Chicken Corporation processes raw chicken into two different products: chicken drumsticks and chicken breast. The company purchases 12,000 pounds of raw chicken for $7,000 and produces 2,800 pounds of drumsticks and 4,200 pounds of chicken breast.

Harper Chicken Corporation's Processing and Packaging

Harper Chicken Corporation purchases 12,000 pounds of raw chicken for $7,000 and processes them into 2,800 pounds of drumsticks and 4,200 pounds of chicken breast. The processing cost for both parts is $2,450.

The chicken breast is further processed into 3,200 pounds of steak for an additional processing cost of $2,000. The market price of drumsticks per pound is $1.25 and the market price per pound of chicken steak is $4.20. If Harper decided to sell chicken breast instead of chicken steak, the price per pound would be $2.20.

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