Jamal & Co Sixty Percent of the Unit Sales Are Plain, and Annual

question 81

Multiple Choice

Jamal & Co. makes and sells two types of shoes, Plain and Fancy. Data concerning these products are as follows: $$\begin{array} { l c l } & \text { Plain } & \text { Fancy } \\\text { Unit selling price } & \$ 20.00 & \$ 35.00 \\\text { Variable cost per unit } & 12.00 & 24.50\end{array}$$ Sixty percent of the unit sales are Plain, and annual fixed expenses are $45,000.
The weighted-average unit contribution margin is:

• A) $4.80.
• B) $9.00.
• C) $9.25.
• D) $17.00.
• E) None of the other answers is correct.

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