7 of 15 The Foundational 15 (Algo) [LO11-2, LO11-3, LO11-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 119,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Variable manufacturing overhead Book Direct labor Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Print Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha Beta $ 40 $ 24 33 28 20 18 28 31 25 21 28 23 $ 174 $ 145 erences The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Foundational 11-7 (Algo) 7. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 53,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line?