A Company Decides to Close Down Its Plastics Division

Multiple Choice

A company decides to close down its plastics division. It has on hand 20 tonnes of styrene monomer, a raw material that has a market price of $700 per tonne, which had been originally purchased at $650 per tonne. Given that the company has no use for the styrene monomer, and that it would cost the company $5000 to store it, what is the value of the 20 tonnes of styrene monomer to the company?

A) -$5000
B) $13,000
C) $0
D) $14,000