Table 7.5 A Company Makes Four Products That Have the Following Characteristics

question 28

Multiple Choice

Table 7.5
A company makes four products that have the following characteristics: Product A sells for $50 but needs $10 of materials and $15 of labor to produce;Product B sells for $75 but needs $30 of materials and $15 of labor to produce;Product C sells for $100 but needs $50 of materials and $30 of labor to produce;Product D sells for $150 but needs $75 of materials and $40 of labor to produce.The processing requirements for each product on each of the four machines are shown in the table. Work centers W,X,Y,and Z are available for 40 hours per week and have no setup time when switching between products.Market demand for each product is 80 units per week.In the questions that follow,the traditional method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per unit for each product,and the bottleneck method refers to maximizing the contribution margin per minute at the bottleneck for each product.
-Use the information in Table 7.5.Using the traditional method,what is the optimal product mix (consider variable costs only-overhead is not included in this profit calculation) ?

• A)71 A,80B,80C,80 D
• B)80A,72B,80C,80D
• C)80A,80B,60C,80D
• D)80A,80B,80C,70D

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or point at which a business achieves its highest possible profit under given conditions.

Incurring Losses

The state of experiencing a negative financial result, where expenses exceed revenues.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many sellers offering differentiated products, allowing for elements of competition and some degree of market power for each seller.

Total Revenue

The comprehensive total of cash inflow a business gathers from its selling or service operations during a set time period.