Benoit Company produces three products$-$A$,$ B$,$ and C$.$ Data concerning the three products follow $($per unit$)$:

$\backslash$table$[[,$Product,,,$],[,$A$,$B$,$C$],[$Selling price,$$80\mathrm{.}00,$$$57\mathrm{.}00,$$$70\mathrm{.}00,,,],[$Variable expenses:,,,,,,$],[,$ Direct materials,$24\mathrm{.}00,15\mathrm{.}00,12\mathrm{.}00,,,],[,$ Other variable expenses,$24\mathrm{.}00,27\mathrm{.}75,37\mathrm{.}00,,,],[$Total variable expenses,$48\mathrm{.}00,42\mathrm{.}75,49\mathrm{.}00,,,],[$Contribution margin,$$32\mathrm{.}00,$$$14\mathrm{.}25,$$$21\mathrm{.}00,,,],[$Contribution margin ratio,$40\%,25\%,30\%,,,]]$

The company estimates that it can sell $750$ units of each product per month. The same raw material is used in each product. The material costs $$3$ per pound with a maximum of $6,200$ pounds available each month.

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Calculate the contribution margin per pound of the constraining resource for each product.

Which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for A$,$ B$,$ or C$?$ Which orders second? Third?

What is the maximum contribution margin that the company can earn per month if it makes optimal use of its $6,200$ pounds of materials?

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Calculate the contribution margin per pound of the constraining resource for each product. $($Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

$\backslash$table$[[x=,$Product A$,$Product B$,$Product C$],[$margin per pound of the constraining resource,,,$]]$

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