Process Used Gourmet Food Company Process 1 Produce Dressings Annual Fixed Costs 240 000 V Q34303434

The process used by the Gourmet Food Company (Process 1) toproduce dressings has annual fixed costs of $240,000 and variablecosts of $0.50 per bottle. The company just entered into anagreement with a major national grocery store chain to sell itsdressings. Sales volumes are expected to increase. Two newprocesses are being explored. Process 2 has a fixed cost of$320,000 per year and variable costs of $.30 per bottle. Process 3has fixed costs of $400,000 per year and variable costs of $.25 perbottle.

If sales are expected to be 300,000 bottles, which processshould be used?

a. Process 1

b. Process 2

c. Process 3

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