Gideon Metals Inc. has three grades of metal product, A, B, and C. Financial data for the three grades are as follows:

Gideon€™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 for a 100-pound batch of each product are as follows:
A: ....... 5 hours
B: ....... 9 hours
C: ....... 10 hours
The 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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Revenues Variable cost Fixed cost Total cost Income from operations Number of units Income from operations per unit $15,000 8,000 4,000 $12,000 3,000 2,000 .50 $14,000 9,000 6,000 4,000 $10,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 2.50$2.00 $18,000 4,000 $13,000 5,000