Armstrong Alloys Inc. has three grades of metal product, Type 5, Type 10, and Type 20.

Financial data for the three grades are as follows:

Armstrong's operations require all three grades to be melted in a furnace before being formed. The furnace runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is a production bottleneck.The furnace hours required per unit of each product are as follows:Type 5: 5 hoursType 10: 10 hoursType 20: 5 hoursThe Marketing Department is considering a new marketing and sales campaign. Which product should be emphasized in the marketing and sales campaign in order to maximizeprofitability?

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Type 5 Type 20 Type 10 Revenues $36,000 $40,000 $22,000 Variable cost Fixed cost Total cost Income from operations Number of units Income from operations per unit $22,500 6,000 $15,000 $26,000 $14,000 + 5,000 $ 2.80 $28,500 $ 7,500 $21,000 $ 1,000 + 5,000 $ 0.20 + 5,000 $ 1.50