Use the following information to complete questions 5 and 6 Catalyst Corporation

Question

Use the following information to complete questions 5 and 6 Catalyst Corporation makes high-end hard sided luggage for equipment. Data concerning three of the company's most popular models appear below. Camera Case Gun Case Golf Case Selling price per unit Variable cost per unit Plastic injection molding machine processing time required to produce one unit Pounds of plastic pellets per unit $110 $30 $150 $60 $87.50 $27.50 4 minutes 5minutes 2 minutes 5 pounds 6 pounds Spounds 5) The total time available on the plastic injection molding machine is the constraint in the production process. In what order would be the most profitable use of this constraint (from most profitable to least profitable)? Camera, Gun, Golf Golf, Camera, Gun a. b. c. Gun, Golf, Camera d. Gun, Camera, Golf A severe shortage of plastic pellets has required the company to cut back its production so much that the plastic injection molding machine is no longer the bottleneck. Instead, the constraint is the total available pounds of pellets. In what order would be the most profitable use of this constraint (from most profitable to least profitable)? 6) a. b. Camera, Gun, Golf Golf, Camera, Gun c. Gun, Golf, Camera d. Gun, Camera, Golf

Explanation / Answer

5 Camera Gun Golf Selling price per unit 110 150 87.5 Variable Cost per unit 30 60 27.5 Contribution margin per unit 80 90 60 Constraint 4 5 2 Total 20 18 30 Order 2 3 1 b) Golf,camera,gun 6 Camera Gun Golf Selling price per unit 110 150 87.5 Variable Cost per unit 30 60 27.5 Contribution margin per unit 80 90 60 Constraint 5 6 5 total 16 15 12 Order 1 2 3 a)Camera, gun, golf

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse U
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.