A Company Sells Two Products with Information as Follows

question 48

Multiple Choice

A company sells two products with information as follows: Products are made by machine. 4 units of Product A can be made with one machine hour and 2 units of Product B can be made with one machine hour. The company has a maximum of 2,000 machine hours available per month. The company can sell up to 5,000 units of Product A per month, and up to 2,000 units of Product B for the month. What is the maximum amount of contribution margin that the company could earn in a month given the stated constraints?

• A)$16,000
• B)$18,000
• C)$20,000
• D)$22,000

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Definitions:

Postconventional

Pertains to a level of moral reasoning that is beyond social conventions, where actions are judged based on ethical principles rather than societal norms or expectations.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities that occurs as people age, involving learning, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development in Piaget’s theory characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract concepts.

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