Assume that a company makes three products$$Product A$,$ Product B$,$ and Product C$$and provides the following information with respect to those products:

Product A Product B Product C

Selling price $ $70$ $ $75$ $ $85$

Variable costs per unit:

Direct materials $162420$

Direct labor $402832$

Variable overhead $223$

Total variable cost per unit $585455$

Contribution margin per unit $ $12$ $ $21$ $ $30$

The company incurs total fixed costs of $$50,000.$ The maximum demand for each of its products is $600$ units. Its direct material cost is $$8\mathrm{.}00$ per pound. The company has only $4,000$ pounds of direct materials available for production. Assuming the company has made optimal use of its $4,000$ pounds of direct material, what is the maximum amount per pound the company should be willing to pay for additional direct materials?

Multiple Choice

$$14\mathrm{.}00$

$$20\mathrm{.}00$

$$15\mathrm{.}00$

$$16\mathrm{.}00$