WenWen Company Makes and Sells Two Types of Peanut Butter

question 34

Multiple Choice

WenWen Company makes and sells two types of peanut butter, Smooth and Chunky. Data concerning these products are as follows: $\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Smooth } & \text { Chunky } \\\text { Unit selling price } & \$ 40.00 & \$ 55.00 \\\text { Variable cost per unit } & 16.00 & 24.50\end{array}$ Forty percent of the unit sales are Chunky, and annual fixed expenses are $159,600. The weighted-average unit contribution margin is:

• A)$24.00.
• B)$26.60.
• C)$27.90.
• D)$30.50.
• E)$54.50.

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