Holt Company Makes Three Products in a Single Facility

question 18

Essay

Holt Company makes three products in a single facility.Data concerning these products follow:
The mixing machines are potentially the constraint in the production facility.A total of 25,800 minutes are available per month on these machines.
Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.
Required:
a.How many minutes of mixing machine time would be required to satisfy demand for all three products?
b.How much of each product should be produced to maximize net operating income? (Round off to the nearest whole unit. )
c.Up to how much should the company be willing to pay for one additional hour of mixing machine time if the company has made the best use of the existing mixing machine capacity? (Round off to the nearest whole cent. )

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