Question

Pine Corp. produces three products, and currently has a shortage of machine hours since one of its two machines is down. The selling price, costs, and machine time requirements of the three products are as follows: Product A Product B Product C Selling price$5.00 $3.00 $5.00 Variable cost per unit$3.50 $2.00 $2.00 Machine hours per unit 0.75 0.25 1 Pine has unlimited demand for all its products. Which product/s should Pine Corp. produce to maximize profit while the machine is down

Answer 1

Answer:

product B

Explanation:

The computation is shown below;

Particulars           Product A          Product B             Product C

Selling Price            $5.00                $3.00                  $5.00

Less: Variable cost per unit ($3.50)   ($2.00)               ($2.00)

Contribution per unit     $1.50               $1.00                $3.00

Machine hours per unit   0.75                 0.25                    1

Contribution per machine hour $2.00   $4.00            $3.00

                                         ($1.50 ÷ 0.75)  ($1.00 ÷ 0.25)   ($3.00 ÷ 1)

The product B should be produced as it has the highest contribution per machine hour