The Same Constrained Resource Is Used by Four Different Products

question 76

Multiple Choice

The same constrained resource is used by four different products at Rodrigez Corporation.Data concerning those products appear below: $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{l}\\ \text { Unit selling price................... } \\ \text { Unit variable cost......................... } \\ \text {Amount of the constrained resource required...... } \\\end{array}\begin{array}{rrrr}Z 100 & Z 200 & Z 300 & Z 400 \\\$ 31.80 & \$ 29.60 & \$ 15.90 & \$ 35.80 \\\$ 15.90 & \$ 6.80 & \$ 3.00 & \$ 24.30 \\0.44 & 0.34 & 0.28 & 0.53\end{array}\end{array}$ The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products.From the standpoint of the entire company,if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another,which product should the salespersons emphasize?

• A)Z300
• B)Z400
• C)Z200
• D)Z100

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