The Jackson Company Produces 2 Different Products, Each of Which

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Jackson Company produces 2 different products, each of which has unlimited demand.If there are 4,000 total available labor hours, and the company desires to maximize its contribution margin, how many units of each product should be produced? $\begin{array}{lr}&\text { Product }\\&X & Z \\\text { Selling price per unit }&\$ 8 & \$ 16 \\\text {Variable cost per unit. }&\$ 4 & \$ 9 \\\text {Labor hours per unit. }&2 & 4\end{array}$

• A)2,000 units of Product X and 0 units of Product Z
• B)0 units of Product X and 1,000 units of Product Z
• C)0 units of Product X and 4,000 units of Product Z
• D)2,000 units of Product X and 4,000 units of Product Z

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