Cling CoProduces and Sells Three Products (X, Y, and Z)

question 66

Essay

Cling Co.produces and sells three products (X, Y, and Z).The following data relate to the three products.Labor is a fixed cost. $\begin{array}{lrrr}&X&Y&Z\\\text { Demand in units } & 190 & 200 & 210 \\\text { Selling price per unit } & \$ 160 & \$ 190 & \$ 180 \\\text { Raw materials costs per unit } & \$ 80 & \$ 100 & \$ 110 \\\text { Labor time in minutes per unit } & 20 & 28 & 12\end{array}$ Required:
1.Which is the most profitable product if there is no labor constraint?
2.Which is the most profitable product if there is a labor constraint?

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Definitions:

Plasmolysis

The process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution, causing the plasma membrane to pull away from the cell wall.

Plant Cells

Cells that are the basic structural and functional units of plants, characterized by a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a central vacuole.

Salts

Compounds formed from the ionic bonds between cations and anions, commonly resulting from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base.

Signal Transduction

The process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events, most often protein phosphorylation.