Bruce Corporation Makes Four Products in a Single Facility

question 20

Multiple Choice

Bruce Corporation makes four products in a single facility. These products have the following unit product costs:
Additional data concerning these products are listed below.
The grinding machines are potentially the constraint in the production facility. A total of 9,800 minutes are available per month on these machines.
Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.
-Which product makes the LEAST profitable use of the grinding machines?

• A) Product A
• B) Product B
• C) Product C
• D) Product D

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Definitions:

Utility Maximizer

An economic actor who seeks to get the maximum satisfaction or utility from resources available, under the constraints faced.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 indicates certainty.

Premium

A premium refers to the additional amount paid for a product, service, or insurance policy over and above its basic cost.

Risk Reduction

Strategies or actions taken to decrease or mitigate the level of risk.