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A company manufactures two products. Each unit of product X requires 10 machine hours and each unit of product Y requires 4 machine hours. The company's productive capacity is limited to 180,000 machine hours. Each unit of product X sells for $15 and has variable costs of $7. Each unit of product Y sells for $8 and has variable costs of $3. If the company can sell all that it produces of both products, what should the sales mix be?


Definitions:

Production Lead Times

The total time it takes from the initiation to the completion of a production process, including both processing and waiting times.

Break-Even Time

The period it takes for a business or project to recoup its initial investment and start generating a profit.

Original Investment

The initial amount of money put into a project, asset, or business venture, used as a basis for calculating returns and profits.

Commencement Of Production

The point at which a company begins manufacturing products or producing goods in a new or existing facility.

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