A Company Sells Two Products with Information as Follows The Products Are Machine Made

question 200

Multiple Choice

A company sells two products with information as follows: $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } \\\hline \text { Sales price per unit } & \$ 11.00 & \$ 20.00 \\\hline \text { Variable cost per unit } & \$ 10.00 & \$ 12.00 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The products are machine made.Four units of product A can be made with one machine hour,and two units of product B can be made with one machine hour.The company has a maximum of 3000 machine hours available per month.The company can sell up to 17,000 units of product A per month and up to 3000 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)$17,000
• B)$30,000
• C)$6000
• D)$24,000

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