12 Benoit Company produces three products, A, B, and C. Data concerning the three products follow (per unit): Product A B C Selling price $80 $56 $70 Variable expenses: Direct materials 24.00 15.00 9.0 Other variable expenses 24.00 27.00 40.00 Total variable expenses 48.00 42.00 49.00 Contribution margin $32.00 $14.00 $21.00 Contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demand for the company's products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. The same material is used in each product. The material costs $3 per pound with a maximum of 5,000 pounds available each month. Required: which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for A, for B, or for C? Which orders second? third