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Suppose the current market price of corn is $3.75 per bushel. Your firm has a technology that can convert 1 bushel of corn to 3 gallons of ethanol. If the cost of conversion is $1.60 per bushel, at what market price of ethanol does conversion become attractive?

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Answer:

At 1.783 or more, the conversion yield better gain than sales the corn

Step-by-step explanation:

The ethanol conversion become attractive if the cost for doing the conversion are lower than the sale revenue for the product.

total cost: raw materials + conversion cost

corn price: $ 3.75

conversion cost: $ 1.60

Total cost: $ 5.35

output: gallon of ethanol per bushel

3 gallons of ethanol per bushel

total cost / output = 5.35/3 = 1.783 cost per gallon

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