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XYZ Company produces three products, A, B, and C. XYZ\'s plant capacity is limit

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Question

 XYZ Company produces three products, A, B, and C. XYZ's plant capacity is limited to 48,000 machine hours per year. The following information is available for planning purposes:                                      Product A       Product B       Product C demand for next year .............  24,000 units   25,000 units   12,000 units selling price per unit ...........    $80             $120            $160 direct material cost per unit ....    $24             $ 21            $ 38 direct labor cost per unit .......    $18             $ 50            $ 38 variable overhead cost per unit ..    $22             $ 25            $ 54   It takes 0.80 machine hours to produce one unit of Product A; 1.25 machine hours to produce one unit of Product B; and 1.60 machine hours to produce one unit of Product C.  Calculate the total number of units of Product B that XYZ Company should produce in order to maximize its net income. 

Explanation / Answer

Calculate contribution margin per hour :

Product A used machine hour = 24000*.8 = 19200 hour

Product B Number of unit produced = (48000-19200)/1.25 = 23040 units

So Total number of units of product B Should produce for maximize its net incomeis 23040 units

Product A Product B Product C Selling price per unit 80 120 160 Direct material per unit 24 21 38 Direct labour per unit 18 50 38 Variable overhead cost per unit 22 25 54 Contribution margin per unit 16 24 30 Machine hour per unit 0.80 1.25 1.60 Contribution margin per hour 20 19.20 18.75 Rank I II III