The Constraint at Pickrel Corporation Is Time on a Particular

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Multiple Choice

The constraint at Pickrel Corporation is time on a particular machine. The company makes three products that use this machine. Data concerning those products appear below: Assume that sufficient time is available on the constrained machine to satisfy demand for all but the least profitable product. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to acquire more of this constrained resource? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

• A) $15.60 per minute
• B) $13.10 per minute
• C) $104.52 per unit
• D) $27.36 per unit

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