A Company Produces Product a and Product B

question 26

Multiple Choice

A company produces product A and product B.Each product must go through two processes.Each A produced requires two hours in process 1 and five hours in process 2.Each B produced requires six hours in process 1 and three hours in process 2.There are 80 hours of capacity available each week in each process.Each A produced generates $6.00 in profit for the company.Each B produced generates $9.00 in profit for the company.If the company produces 6 units of A and 9 units of B the constraint for process 1 is represented by

• A)2A + 5B < 80
• B)2A + 6B > 80
• C)2A + 6B < 80
• D)2A + 6B < 80.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Charges that adjust in relation to the quantity of goods or services manufactured by a corporation.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in response to the level of goods or services produced by the business, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Composite Unit

A measurement or quantity combining two or more units to represent a product or system's multiple aspects.

Contribution Margin

The difference between the sales revenue and variable costs of a product, indicating how much contributes to covering fixed costs and earning profit.